Meaning

3 senses
  1. 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.

    Sprengkopf, Gefechtskopf

    боеголо́вкаbojegolóvka

    боєголо́вкаbojeholóvka

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

  2. (slang)The glans penis.

  3. (slang)A cigarette where the tobacco is mixed with some other drug.

Examples

5 sentences
  1. What would I be without my nuclear warheads?

    ruКем бы я был без моих ядерных боеголовок?

    deWas wäre ich denn ohne meine Atomsprengköpfe?

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  2. We aren't free unless we can buy nuclear warheads at gun shows.

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  3. The scientist participated in developing high-voltage switches, a key component crucial for setting off explosions needed to trigger nuclear warhead.

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  4. Presently, Russia has a few more nuclear warheads than the United States.

    deZur Zeit hat Russland einige Atomsprengköpfe mehr als die Vereinigten Staaten.

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  5. Rats are mice genetically modified by the CIA which were created to spy and disassemble the nuclear warheads in the Soviet Union.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
part of a missile, projectile, torpedo, rocket, or other munition:
Русский
By meaning 1
part of a missile, projectile, torpedo, rocket, or other munition:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
part of a missile, projectile, torpedo, rocket, or other munition:

Origin

From war + head, originally to distinguish a live war head of a torpedo from an inert exer

From war + head, originally to distinguish a live war head of a torpedo from an inert exercise head. Piecewise doublet of war chief.

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Forms

plural: warheads
Singularwarhead
Pluralwarheads

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents:payloadload

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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