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Ground zero
Meaning
Noun
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In Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Nuclear warfare & Zero:
Originally, the point on the
land
or water
surface
below which a
nuclear bomb
detonates
in the air
; now also the point on such a
surface
at or above the detonation.
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In Zero:
The
location
of any
disaster
or
violent
assault.
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In Zero:
The point at which something begins.
Name
●
The
site
of the
former
World Trade Center
towers
in New York City
destroyed
on 11 September 2001.
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Synonyms
Ground-Zero
Epicentre
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