warhead (redirected from Warheads)

war·head  (wôrhd)

n.

A part of the armament system in the forward part of a projectile, such as a guided missile, rocket, torpedo, bomb, or other munition, that contains either a nuclear or thermonuclear system, a high explosive system, chemical or biological agents, or inert materials intended to inflict damage on a target.

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warhead

Noun

the front section of a missile or projectile that contains explosives

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

warhead - the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents payload, load atomic warhead, nuclear warhead, nuke, thermonuclear warhead - the warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb explosive - a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck guided missile - a rocket-propelled missile whose path can be controlled during flight either by radio signals or by internal homing devices

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That part of a missile, projectile, torpedo, rocket, or other munition which contains either the nuclear or thermonuclear system, high explosive system, chemical or biological agents, or inert materials intended to inflict damage.

Translations

warhead [ˈwɔːhɛd] n → cabeza armada;

nuclear warheads → cabezas fpl nucleares

warhead [ˈwɔːhɛd] n (Mil) → ogive f

warhead [ˈwɔːhɛd] n → Sprengkopf m

warhead [ˈwɔːhɛd] n (MIL) → testata, ogiva