NUCLEAR WARHEAD
Dictionary entry overview: What does nuclear warhead mean? • NUCLEAR WARHEAD (noun)
The noun NUCLEAR WARHEAD has 1 sense:
1. the warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb
Familiarity information: NUCLEAR WARHEAD used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• NUCLEAR WARHEAD (noun)
Meaning:
The warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
atomic warhead; nuclear warhead; nuke; thermonuclear warhead
Hypernyms ("nuclear warhead" is a kind of...):
load; payload; 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)
Holonyms ("nuclear warhead" is a part of...):
nuclear weapon (a weapon of mass destruction whose explosive power derives from a nuclear reaction)
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