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• ground zero — noun uncount 1. ) the point on the surface of the Earth directly above or below where a nuclear explosion has happened 2. ) a place at the center of changes that are happening fast or violently: Silicon Valley remains ground zero for the… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• ground zero — ☆ ground zero n. 1. the land or water surface area directly below or above the point of detonation of a nuclear bomb 2. Slang a) nothing b) the starting point c) the most basic condition or level …   English World dictionary

• Ground zero — [ Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall was only 150 m from the hypocenter, or ground zero, of the atomic bomb explosion over Hiroshima.] The term Ground Zero may be used to describe the point on the earth s surface where an explosion… …   Wikipedia

• ground zero — /graʊnd ˈzɪəroʊ/ (say grownd zearroh) noun 1. Also, surface zero. the point on the surface of the earth directly below the point at which a nuclear weapon explodes, or the centre of the crater if the weapon is exploded on the ground. 2. the… …  

• ground zero — sprogimo epicentras statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Žemės paviršiaus taškas, virš kurio ar po kuriuo yra planuojamo ar jau įvykusio branduolinio sprogimo centras. atitikmenys: angl. ground zero; surface zero pranc. point zéro; surface zéro… …   NATO terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

• ground zero — The point on the surface of the Earth at, or vertically below or above, the center of a planned or actual nuclear detonation. See also actual ground zero; desired ground zero …   Military dictionary

• ground zero — 1. the point on the surface of the earth or water directly below, directly above, or at which an atomic or hydrogen bomb explodes. 2. Informal. the very beginning or most elementary level: Some of the students are starting from ground zero. [1945 …   Universalium

• ground zero — UK / US noun [uncountable] 1) the point on the surface of the Earth directly above or below where a nuclear explosion has happened 2) a place at the centre of changes that are happening fast or violently Silicon Valley remains ground zero for the …   English dictionary

• ground zero — ground′ ze′ro n. 1) the point on the surface of the earth or water directly below, directly above, or at which an atomic or hydrogen bomb explodes 2) cvb inf Informal. the most elementary level …   From formal English to slang

• Climate Ground Zero — (CGZ), founded in February 2009, is a non violent civil disobedience campaign against mountaintop removal mining based in the southern coalfields of West Virginia[1]. According to their website, Climate Ground Zero believes “that the irrevocable… …   Wikipedia

• actual ground zero — The point on the surface of the Earth at, or vertically below or above, the center of an actual nuclear detonation. See also desired ground zero; ground zero …   Military dictionary