Thor's hammer
English
Mjollnir, Thor's Hammer
Alternative forms
- Thor's Hammer
Noun
Thor's hammer (plural Thor's hammers)
- (Norse mythology, weaponry) Mjöllnir (Mjollnir), the distinctively T-shaped war-hammer of the Norse thunder god Thor, or a representation thereof, now used as a symbol by various pagan religious groups.
- (weaponry, slang, science fiction) An orbital drop hypervelocity kinetic energy weapon (KEW). A theoretical weapon, originating from a U.S. government study, Project Thor, from the 1950s.
Synonyms
- hammer of Thor
- Hammer of Thor
(Norse mythology):
(KEW):
- rod from God
- rod from god
Related terms
(KEW):
- Thor platform
- Thor satellite
- Thor station
- Thor system
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