"GAU" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ɡaʊ̯/ Audio: De-GAU.ogg
Rhymes: -aʊ̯ Etymology: Calque of English maximum credible accident. Etymology templates: {{calque|de|en||maximum credible accident}} Calque of English maximum credible accident Head templates: {{head|de|noun|g=m}} GAU m
  1. Initialism of größter anzunehmender Unfall (“worst possible or foreseeable accident”): the worst possible accident considered for controlling, engineering, or planning when designing something such as a nuclear or industrial plant Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, masculine Alternative form of: größter anzunehmender Unfall (extra: (“worst possible or foreseeable accident”): the worst possible accident considered for controlling, engineering, or planning when designing something such as a nuclear or industrial plant)
    Sense id: en-GAU-de-noun-TZDhJf81
  2. (figurative) worst case scenario Tags: figuratively, masculine Derived forms: Super-GAU Related terms: DAU
    Sense id: en-GAU-de-noun-YZbz1RSk Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Radioactivity Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 87 Disambiguation of Radioactivity: 28 72
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