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Meaning of Thor's hammer | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Mjöllnir (Mjollnir), the distinctively T-shaped war-hammer of the Norse thunder god Thor, or a representation thereof, now used as a symbol by various pagan religious groups.
    Germanic, Norse
  2. An orbital drop hypervelocity kinetic energy weapon (KEW). A theoretical weapon, originating from a U.S. government study, Project Thor, from the 1950s.
    slang

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Thora thoracalgia thoracentesis thoracetron Thoracic thoracic cage

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