Blockbuster - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈblɑːkbʌstər|  American pronunciation of the word blockbuster
Brit.  |ˈblɒkbʌstə|  British pronunciation of the word blockbuster

noun

- a large bomb used to demolish extensive areas (as a city block)
- an unusually successful hit with widespread popularity and huge sales (especially a movie or play or recording or novel)

Extra examples

...the movie is expected to be the biggest blockbuster of the summer...

...the critics heaped scorn on the wannabe blockbuster and its implausible plot...

...a multimedia blitz of advertisements for the summer blockbuster...

...a summer blockbuster that features some really dynamite special effects...

...there was no escaping the juggernaut of hype for the studio's biggest summer blockbuster...

...profligate movie producers hoping to create the next blockbuster...

...after his film became an unexpected blockbuster, the director was suddenly welcome in the most astral circles of Hollywood society...

...the movie is being cracked up as the blockbuster of the summer...

Word forms

noun
singular: blockbuster
plural: blockbusters
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