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Elephant's Foot
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elephant's foot
English
+ (Chernobyl)
Etymology
en ru Слоно́вья нога́, in reference to its bulky mass and wrinkled appearance which resembles the foot of an elephant.
Proper noun
1 Elephant's Foot
A large mass of corium beneath the remains of Reactor No. 4 of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, which was produced by its meltdown during the Chernobyl disaster of 1986.
Translations
Portuguese: pt Pé de Elefante m
Russian: ru Слоно́вья нога́ f
Ukrainian: uk Слоно́ва нога́ f
en Nicknames