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ˈwɔrˌhɛdwar·head

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. warhead, payload, loadnoun

    the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents

Wiktionary

  1. warheadnoun

    The 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.

Wikipedia

  1. Warhead

    A warhead is the forward section of a device that contains the explosive agent or toxic (biological, chemical, or nuclear) material that is delivered by a missile, rocket, torpedo, or bomb.

ChatGPT

  1. warhead

    A warhead is the explosive or destructive part of a missile, torpedo, mine, or other munition that is designed to detonate on impact or when a specific condition is met. It often contains explosives, chemical, biological or nuclear materials that cause significant destruction and harm.

Wikidata

  1. Warhead

    The term warhead refers to the explosive and/or toxic material that is delivered by a missile, rocket, or torpedo.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of WARHEAD in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of WARHEAD in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of WARHEAD in a Sentence

  1. Defense Secretary Mark Esper:

    Clearly they're trying to build long range ballistic missiles with the ability to carry a nuclear warhead.

  2. Charles Krauthammer:

    It allows enrichment, it's going to allow a new generation of centrifuges, it's going to allow the development of ballistic missiles, it doesn't do anything about the development of an actual warhead that will go on a weapon that will attack either Israel or Europe or the United States.

  3. Hans Kristensen:

    That would require modifying a warhead and incorporating it into a cruise missile. The ship or attack submarine would then have to be upgraded with a nuclear-certified launch control system and communications, and the crew would have to be trained and certified to carry out the mission.

  4. Bill Gortney:

    One interceptor versus one warhead in mid-course is a failing proposition because they can produce more than we can ever possibly afford to put into the ground, we're going to need more capability to engage the threat throughout its flight, keep them on the ground, kill them on the (launch) rails, kill them in boost phase and then get more warheads in space in mid-course.

  5. Larry Stutzriem:

    This allows a much-reduced size of warhead with the same kill capability.

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