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Ground zero Common

Ground zero has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the target of a projectile (as a bomb or missile)

2

the site of the World Trade Center before it was destroyed

3

the point of detonation (or above or below) of a nuclear weapon

4

The point on the land or water surface below, above, or at which an atomic or nuclear bomb detonates.

Proper Noun
1

The site of the former World Trade Center towers in New York City destroyed on 11 September 2001.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
target point
Rhyming Words
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