warhead

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 [ˈwɔːˌhɛd]

n

(Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) the part of the fore end of a missile or projectile that contains explosives

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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.

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

Translations

warhead [ˈwɔːhed] N [of torpedo] → cabeza f explosiva; [of rocket] → cabeza f de guerra
nuclear warhead → cabeza f nuclear

warhead [ˈwɔː^rhɛd] n → ogive f
nuclear warheads → ogives fpl nucléaires
war hero n → héros m de guerre

warhead [ˈwɔːˌhɛd] n (Mil) → testata