See also: gau, Gau, gấu, and gâu

German

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Etymology

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Calque of English maximum credible accident.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡaʊ̯/
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  • Rhymes: -aʊ̯

Noun

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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
  2. (figurative) worst case scenario

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