blockbuster

(noun, adjective)

adjective

1. An exceptional event.

- There was a blockbuster trade in baseball today.

noun

1. a large bomb used to demolish extensive areas (as a city block)

Definition categories: man–made

2. an unusually successful hit with widespread popularity and huge sales (especially a movie or play or recording or novel)

Similar word(s): megahit

Definition categories: act, bang, hit, smash, smasher, strike