noun
Bhopal
boh-PAHL
noun
1
Used generically to refer to a catastrophic industrial accident, after the 1984 gas leak disaster in Bhopal, India, that killed thousands.
"Safety inspectors warned that ignoring the leak could lead to "another Bhopal.""
How to Use Bhopal
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA place name used as shorthand for a major industrial disaster.
Word Forms
Bhopals plural
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Etymology
From the city of Bhopal, India, site of the 1984 Union Carbide gas leak — one of the worst industrial disasters in history.