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GROUND ZERO
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The point of detonation (or above or below) of a nuclear weapon
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("ground zero" is a kind of...):
point (the precise location of something; a spatially limited location)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The site of the World Trade Center before it was destroyed
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
land site; site (the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located))
Holonyms ("ground zero" is a part of...):
Greater 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)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The target of a projectile (as a bomb or missile)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("ground zero" is a kind of...):
target; target area (the location of the target that is to be hit)
