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plural kilotons
A measure of the strength of an explosion or a bomb based on how many thousand tons of TNT would be needed to produce the same energy. quotations examples
Halifax in Canada was devastated by a ship exploding in 1917. SS Mont Blanc, a French vessel loaded with 2.9 kilotons of explosives, collided with the Imo.
2022 August 24, Bruce Healey, “Wartime tunnel crash: a miraculous escape”, in RAIL, number 964, page 53
One thousand tons. examples