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ground zero
ground zeron.1. The target of a projectile, such as a missile or bomb.2. a. The site of a terrorist bombing or other violent act of destruction.b. The site directly below, directly above, or at the point of detonation of a nuclear weapon.3. The center of rapid or intense development or change: "The neighborhood scarcely existed five years ago, but today it is the ground zero from which designer shops and restaurants radiate" (Robert Clark).4. The starting point or most basic level: My client didn't like my preliminary designs, so I returned to ground zero.ground zero n 1. (Military) a point on the surface of land or water at or directly above or below the centre of a nuclear explosion 2. a scene of great devastation 3. (Placename) (sometimes capitals) the name given to the devastated site of the collapsed World Trade Center towers in New York after September 11 2001 ground′ ze′ro
n. 1. the point on the surface of the earth or water directly below, directly above, or at which an atomic or hydrogen bomb explodes. 2. Informal. the most elementary level. ground zeroThe point on the surface of the Earth at, or vertically below or above, the center of a planned or actual nuclear detonation. See also actual ground zero; desired ground zero.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | ground zero - the target of a projectile (as a bomb or missile)target area, target - the location of the target that is to be hit | | 2. | ground zero - the site of the World Trade Center before it was destroyedGreater New York, New York, New York City - the largest city in New York State and in the United States; located in southeastern New York at the mouth of the Hudson river; a major financial and cultural center | | 3. | ground zero - the point of detonation (or above or below) of a nuclear weaponpoint - the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street" |
Translationsground zero
ground zeroThe site of any disaster; specifically, and often capitalized (Ground Zero), the site of New York’s World Trade Center, wrecked by airplanes on September 11, 2001. Originally the term designated the central point of a nuclear detonation or similar large blast, but since the attacks of 2001, often referred to simply as nine-eleven, it has been used both specifically and metaphorically. It was first used with reference to the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 and then was extended to other disasters, such as earthquakes. Referring to the economic downturn, a character in Ian Rankin’s novel The Complaints (2009) asked, “Does nobody realize this is Credit Crunch Ground Zero?”See also: ground, zeroground zero
ground zero the name given to the devastated site of the collapsed World Trade Center towers in New York after September 11 2001 ground zero[′grau̇nd ¦zir·ō] (ordnance) The point on the surface of the earth (including water) at which, above which, or below which an atomic detonation has actually occurred. Also known as surface zero. See GZ
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Related to ground zero: World Trade CenterWords related to ground zeronoun the target of a projectile (as a bomb or missile)Related Wordsnoun the site of the World Trade Center before it was destroyedRelated Words- Greater New York
- New York
- New York City
noun the point of detonation (or above or below) of a nuclear weaponRelated Words |