Definitions for Ground zero
ground zero

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ground zeronoun

   the target of a projectile (as a bomb or missile)

2. ground zeronoun

   the site of the World Trade Center before it was destroyed

3. ground zeronoun

   the point of detonation (or above or below) of a nuclear weapon

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ground zeronoun

   The point on the land or water surface below, above, or at which an atomic or nuclear bomb detonates

2. ground zeronoun

   The location of any disaster

3. Ground Zeronoun

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

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1. Ground zero

   In relation to nuclear explosions and other large bombs, ground zero (also called surface zero) is the point on the Earth's surface closest to a detonation. In the case of an explosion above the ground, ground zero is the point on the ground directly below the nuclear detonation and is sometimes called the hypocenter (from Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-) 'under-, sub-', and center). Generally, the terms ground zero and surface zero are also used in relation to earthquakes, epidemics, and other disasters to mark the point of the most severe damage or destruction. The term is distinguished from the term zero point in that the latter can also be located in the air, underground, or underwater.

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1. ground zero

   Ground zero refers to the exact or central point of a catastrophic event, origin of rapid changes or the most severely affected point. It can also refer to the point on the earth's surface directly above or beneath the detonation point of a nuclear explosion. The term is often associated with the site of the World Trade Center towers in New York City which were destroyed in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

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1. Ground zero

   The term ground zero describes the point on the Earth's surface closest to a detonation. In the case of an explosion above the ground, ground zero refers to the point on the ground directly below the detonation. The term has often been associated with nuclear explosions and other large bombs, but is also used in relation to earthquakes, epidemics and other disasters to mark the point of the most severe damage or destruction. The term is often re-used for disasters that have a geographic or conceptual epicenter.

Dictionary of Military and Associated TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.

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1. • New York
   • Point
   • Site
   • Target

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Ground zero in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Ground zero in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Ground zero in a Sentence

1. Ted Wheeler:

   Portland is unique in that we seem to be ground zero for alt-right groups to come into our town because they know they’ll get a response – and they do.

2. Curt Hagman:

   Unlike 9/11, when we saw President Bush at Ground Zero, and he said 'I can hear you,' we didn't have President Obama here. There just wasn't that moment.

3. Tonya Carswell:

   Animals of the emergency crisis response — they’re having a lot of things that they’re having to deal with, we go down and we make rounds to the advocacy center, the reunification center, down at ground zero where search and rescue and recovery is taking place.

4. Timothy Durigan:

   Facebook is ground zero for the Big Lie and the Capitol insurrection, facebook chose to put election misinformation in front of millions of Americans, systematically relaxed its rules for the insurrection's leader, Donald Trump, and provided an organizing platform for insurrectionists.

5. Associated Press:

   That was that, so they got near Ground Zero, but they didn’t make it all the way in there. That day was the first time that Mayor Giuliani got that close to Ground Zero.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Ground zero
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ground_Zero
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground_Zero
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Ground zero
6. ^ Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
   https://www.tradoc.army.mil/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AD1029823-DOD-Dictionary-of-Military-and-Associated-Terms-2017.pdf