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B0245200 (bĭ-kē′nē) An atoll in the Ralik Chain of the Marshall Islands in the west-central Pacific Ocean. The area was the site of US nuclear tests between 1946 and 1958, including the first aerial detonation of a hydrogen bomb (May 21, 1956).

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B0245200 (bĭ-kē′nē)n. pl. bi·ki·nis 1. a. A very brief, close-fitting two-piece bathing suit worn by women.b. A very brief, close-fitting bathing suit worn by men.2. often bikinis Brief underpants that reach to the hips rather than to the waist.

[French, after Bikini.]

bi·ki′nied (-nēd) adj.

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(bɪˈkiːnɪ) n, pl -nis (Clothing & Fashion) a woman's very brief two-piece swimming costume[C20: after Bikini atoll, from a comparison between the devastating effect of the atomic-bomb test and the effect caused by women wearing bikinis]

Bikini

(bɪˈkiːnɪ) n (Placename) an atoll in the N Pacific; one of the Marshall Islands: site of a US atomic-bomb test in 1946

bi•ki•ni

(bɪˈki ni)

n., pl. -nis. 1. a very brief, close-fitting, two-piece bathing suit for women. 2. a very brief, close-fitting bathing suit for men. 3. Often, bikinis. underwear briefs fitted low on the hip. [1945–50; < French, appar. after Bikini] bi•ki′nied, adj.

Bi•ki•ni

(bɪˈki ni)

n. an atoll in the N Pacific, in the Marshall Islands: atomic bomb tests 1946. 3 sq. mi. (8 sq. km).

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Bikini - an atoll in the Marshall Islands; formerly used by the United States as a site for testing nuclear weaponsMarshall Islands - a group of coral islands in eastern Micronesia
	2.	bikini - a woman's very brief bathing suit two-piecebathing costume, bathing suit, swimming costume, swimsuit, swimwear - tight fitting garment worn for swimming

Translations

比基尼泳装

bikini

(biˈkiːni) noun a brief two-piece swimming costume for women. 比基尼泳装

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→ 比基尼泳装zhCN

Bikini

(bēkē`nē), atoll, c.2 sq mi (5.2 sq km), W central Pacific, one of the Ralik Chain, Marshall IslandsMarshall Islands,
officially Republic of the Marshall Islands, independent nation (2015 est. pop. 53,000), in the central Pacific. The Marshalls extend over a 700-mi (1,130-km) area and comprise two major groups: the Ratak Chain in the east, and the Ralik Chain in the west, with
..... Click the link for more information. . It comprises 36 islets on a reef 25 mi (40 km) long. After its inhabitants were removed (1946) to Rongerik, Bikini was the scene of 23 U.S. atomic and hydrogen bomb tests (1946–58). The natives were transferred from Rongerik to Ujelang in 1947 and in 1949 were resettled on Kili. Bikini was declared safe for habitation in 1969. In 1974, 100 natives returned, but they were evacuated in 1978 when new data showed high levels of residual radioactivity. A cleanup began in 1988. By the late 1990s, Bikini had become a popular destination for scuba divers, though it remained uninhabited pending completion of the cleanup. Bikini was formerly called Escholtz Island.

Bikini

a coral island, or atoll, in the Pacific Ocean, in the archipelago of the Marshall Islands (11°35’ N lat. and 165°25’ E long.). It has been under the guardianship of the USA since 1946. It has an area of about 5 sq km. In July 1946 the USA used Bikini for two atomic bomb tests; on July 1 a high-power bomb was dropped on 73 obsolete warships in the lagoon, and on July 25 an underwater atomic device was exploded in the same location. The atoll was destroyed on Mar. 1, 1954, during tests of the hydrogen bomb.

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an atoll in the N Pacific; one of the Marshall Islands: site of a US atomic-bomb test in 1946

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noun an atoll in the Marshall Islands

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noun a woman's very brief bathing suit

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