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groundburst


ground·burst

noun \-ˌbərst\

Definition of GROUNDBURST

: the detonation of a nuclear warhead at ground level

First Known Use of GROUNDBURST

circa 1951

Rhymes with GROUNDBURST

accursed, airburst, at first, athirst, cloudburst, downburst, emersed, face-first, feetfirst, headfirst, outburst, starburst, sunburst

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