Home › Words › K › kilotonnagekilotonnagekilotonnage means the destructive power of an explosive, measured in kilotons.EtymologyFrom kilo- + tonnage.nounThe destructive power of an explosive, measured in kilotons.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.kiloton 82% match — A measure of the strength of an explosion or a bomb based on how many thousand tons of TNT would be needed to produce the same energy. (A derived unit for TNT equivalent.) vs kilotonnage →megaton 69% match — A measure of the strength of an explosion or a bomb based on how many million tons of TNT would be needed to produce the same energy. (A derived unit for TNT equivalent.) vs kilotonnage →teraton 67% match — A measure of the strength of an explosion or a bomb based on how many trillion tons of TNT would be needed to produce the same energy. vs kilotonnage →subkiloton 64% match — Below one kiloton. vs kilotonnage →gigaton 63% match — A measure of the strength of an explosion or a bomb based on how many billion tons of TNT would be needed to produce the same energy. (A derived unit for TNT equivalent.) vs kilotonnage →petaton 62% match — A measure of the strength of an explosion or a bomb based on how many quadrillion tons of TNT would be needed to produce the same energy. vs kilotonnage →exaton 61% match — A measure of the strength of an explosion or a bomb based on how many quintillion tons of TNT would be needed to produce the same energy. vs kilotonnage →kilowattage 58% match — An amount of power expressed in kilowatts. vs kilotonnage →