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单词 glass parking lot
释义

glass parking lot

English

Etymology

Nuclear explosions can convert sand into glass (Trinitite).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɒt

Noun

glass parking lot (uncountable)

  1. (US, informal) Total destruction in the aftermath of a nuclear attack.
    • 2015, Brad Roberts, The Case for U.S. Nuclear Weapons in the 21st Century:
      [] it is common for Americans to respond with the convictions that "they wouldn't dare" and "we'll turn them into a glass parking lot" (that is, we'll attack them with nuclear weapons until there is nothing left of them).
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