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ground zero

The correct spelling is ground zero.

How to pronounce ground zero

noun

Say it like: Gro-wnd- ze-ro

The correct spelling is ground zero. The point on the land or water surface below, above, or at which an atomic or nuclear bomb detonates.

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Definition

noun

  1. 1.The point on the land or water surface below, above, or at which an atomic or nuclear bomb detonates.
  2. 2.(by extension) The location of any disaster.
  3. 3.The very beginning or elementary start of something.

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