armageddon
A w:nuclear holocaustnuclear holocaust is often associated with armageddon
Meaning
Noun
- The scene of a decisive conflict on a great scale.
- Any great and crucial conflict.
- An armageddon round, usually played when a match would otherwise end in a draw, where black wins drawn games and white is given more time as compensation.
Related
Similar words
- apocalypse, catastrophe, day of reckoning, destruction, disaster, doomsday, judgement day, nuclear holocaust, end times, end of the world
Origin
- Generalization of Armageddon.
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