warheadnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈwɔː.hed/us/ˈwɔːr.hed/the front part of a bomb or missile that contains explosives:
a conventional/nuclear warhead
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Explosives in general
- cordite
- dynamite
- explosive
- gelignite
- gunpowder
- high explosive
- megaton
- nitroglycerine
- plastic explosive
- Semtex
- shell
- TNT
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