| 单词 | warhead |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswarhead warhead n. (of a torpedo see quot. 1898); also, that of any missile, esp. one deriving its destructive power from the release of nuclear energy. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > [noun] > head of missile warhead1898 society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > naval weapons and equipment > [noun] > torpedo > parts of whisker1880 warhead1898 1898 F. T. Jane Torpedo 19 The parts of a torpedo are as follows:—(a) The explosive head (war head). This is only fitted when the torpedo is to be used in earnest: for practice, a collapsible head is fitted. 1944 Sun (Baltimore) 20 June 3/3 Explosive carried in a warhead [of a German robot plane] is equal to a 2,200 pound German bomb. 1955 Bull. Atomic Scientists Apr. 168/3 In the not too distant future we can foresee the dominance of intercontinental guided missiles with hydrogen war heads. 1978 R. V. Jones Most Secret War xlv. 447 I was now prepared to call everyone else's bluff, and declare for a rocket of 12 tons all-up weight with a 1 ton warhead. < as lemmas |
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