Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,906,259,036 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Chernobyl
(redirected from Chornobyl)

    Also found in: Medical, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
Cher·no·byl  (chr-nbl, -bl) or Chor·no·byl' (chôr-)
A city of north-central Ukraine near the border of Belarus. It was evacuated and remains uninhabited as a result of a major nuclear power plant accident nearby on April 16, 1986.
Chernobyl [tʃɜːˈnəʊbəl -ˈnɒbəl]
n
(Placename) a town in the N Ukraine; site of a nuclear power station accident in 1986
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Chernobyl - a city in north central Ukraine; site of a major disaster at a nuclear power plant (26 April 1986)
Ukraine, Ukrayina - a republic in southeastern Europe; formerly a European soviet; the center of the original Russian state which came into existence in the ninth century
Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link 		Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Dictionary browser?   Full browser?
 
By any measure, Chornobyl was a horrific catastrophe and has become the icon of nuclear power's satanic side.
Brave nuclear world? Radiation, reliability, reprocessing--and ... by Charman, Karen / World Watch
On 15 December 2000, a Ukrainian engineer flipped a switch at Chornobyl (formerly Chernobyl), and the infamous nuclear power plant--or rather, what was left after the 1986 explosion that sent eight tons of airborne radioactive particles across the region and into nearby countries--was finally shut down.
COLD WAR HOT NUKES by Clay, Rebecca / Environmental Health Perspectives
When he saw an article in a Ukrainian newspaper about the Chornobyl memorial grove in a Florida Global ReLeaf Forest, it struck a chord.
Healing the soil, healing the earth by Guglielmino, Janine / American Forests
 
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.