NOUN | phenomenon | nuclear winter | a long period of darkness and extreme / extreme cold that scientists predict would follow a full-scale nuclear war |
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Meaning | A long period of darkness and extreme / extreme cold that scientists predict would follow a full-scale nuclear war; a layer of dust and smoke in the atmosphere would cover the earth and block the rays of the sun; most living organisms would perish. | |
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Broader | catastrophe, cataclysm | A sudden violent change in the earth's surface |
Spanish | invierno nuclear | |
Catalan | hivern nuclear |
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