ground zero

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Synonyms: ground zeros

Antonyms: ground zeros

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Noun

1. Originally, the [[point#Noun|point]] on the [[land#Noun|land]] or [[water#Noun|water]] [[surface#Noun|surface]] below which a [[nuclear bomb]] [[detonate]]s in the [[air#Noun|air]]; now also the point on such a surface at or above the [[detonation]].
2. {{lb|en|by extension}} The [[location]] of any [[disaster]] or [[violent]] [[assault#Noun|assault]].
3. {{lb|en|figuratively}} The point at which something [[begin]]s.

Proper noun

1. The site of the former [[World Trade Center]] towers in [[New York City]] destroyed on 11 September 2001.

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