Faded Giant

noun

A reporting term to identify an event involving a nuclear reactor or radiological accident.

Meanings

nounFaded Giant (plural Faded Giants)

plural Faded Giants

  1. USeuphemisticgovernmentA reporting term to identify an event involving a nuclear reactor or radiological accident.
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APA

Faded Giant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Faded%20Giant

MLA

“Faded Giant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Faded%20Giant. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Faded Giant,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Faded%20Giant.

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