overkill capacity

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• Overkill — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Overkill (homonymie). Le terme overkill (surpuissance en français[1]) désigne l utilisation d une force excessive pour atteindre un but. On peut illustrer cela par l adage « tuer une mouche avec un… …   Wikipédia en Français

• overkill — ► NOUN 1) the amount by which destruction or the capacity for destruction exceeds what is necessary. 2) excessive treatment or action; too much of something …   English terms dictionary

• overkill — ☆ overkill [ō′vər kil΄ ] n. 1. the capacity of a nation s nuclear weapon stockpile to kill many times the total population of any given nation 2. much more of something than is necessary, appropriate, etc.; esp., an excess of effort in attempting …   English World dictionary

• Overkill — For other uses, see Overkill (disambiguation). Overkill is the use of excessive force or action that goes further than is necessary to achieve its goal, most commonly in Zack McGuire s Mouth A nuclear land mine is an example of overkill …   Wikipedia

• overkill — I. transitive verb Date: 1957 to obliterate (a target) with more nuclear force than required II. noun Date: 1958 1. a destructive capacity greatly exceeding that required for a given target 2. an excess of something (as a quantity or an action)… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• overkill — 1. noun /ˈəʊvəˌkɪl,ˈoʊvɝˌkɪl/ a) A destructive capacity that exceeds that needed to destroy an enemy; especially with nuclear weapons. 24 hours of TV coverage of the US election verged on overkill. b) An unnecessary …   Wiktionary

• overkill — /ˈoʊvəkɪl / (say ohvuhkil) noun 1. the capacity of a nation to destroy, by nuclear weapons, more of an enemy that would be necessary for a military victory. 2. an instance of such destruction. 3. the use of more resources or energy than is… …  

• overkill — /oh veuhr kil /, n. 1. the capacity of a nation to destroy, by nuclear weapons, more of an enemy than would be necessary for a military victory. 2. an instance of such destruction. 3. an excess of what is required or suitable, as because of zeal… …   Universalium

• overkill — n. nuclear capacity that is in excess of what would be needed to defeat an enemy; effort that exceeds a desired goal (especially a military operation involving needless killing); more than necessary, excess (Slang) …   English contemporary dictionary

• overkill — noun 1》 excessive use, treatment, or action. 2》 the amount by which destruction or the capacity for destruction exceeds what is necessary …   English new terms dictionary

• overkill — o•ver•kill [[t]ˈoʊ vərˌkɪl[/t]] n. 1) the capacity to destroy by nuclear weapons more of an enemy than would be necessary for a victory 2) an instance of such destruction 3) cvb an excess of what is suitable …   From formal English to slang