ALL meanings of nuclear winter
nu·cle·ar win·ter
N n - noun nuclear winter the general devastation of life, along with worldwide darkness and extreme cold, that some scientists believe would result from a global dust cloud screening out sunlight following large-scale nuclear detonations. 1
- variable noun nuclear winter Nuclear winter refers to the possible effects on the environment of a war in which large numbers of nuclear weapons are used. It is thought that there would be very low temperatures and very little light during a nuclear winter. 0
- noun nuclear winter a period of extremely low temperatures and little light that, it has been suggested, would occur as a result of a nuclear war 0
- noun nuclear winter a hypothetical condition following nuclear war in which light from the sun is cut off by clouds of smoke and dust resulting in very low temperatures and consequent devastation of the environment and loss of life 0