glass parking lot

English

Etymology

Nuclear explosions can convert sand into glass (Trinitite).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɒt

Noun

glass parking lot (uncountable)

1. (US, informal) Total destruction in the aftermath of a nuclear attack.
   • 2015, Brad Roberts, The Case for U.S. Nuclear Weapons in the 21st Century‎^[1]:

     […] it is common for Americans to respond with the convictions that "they wouldn't dare" and "we'll turn them into a glass parking lot" (that is, we'll attack them with nuclear weapons until there is nothing left of them).