nuclear warhead

Noun

Meaning

the warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

A-bomb nuke nuclear weapon neutron bomb atomic weapon atomic warhead thermonuclear warhead

Antonyms

grenade

Hypernyms

load payload warhead

Examples

The United States government first learned of the diversion of the W-88 nuclear warhead design in late 1995. Charles Bass

No amount of money would stave off a nuclear warhead. Poul Anderson

Like any good spy novel, the Cox Report alleges that Chinese spies penetrated four U.S. weapons research labs and stole important information on seven nuclear warhead designs. Charles Bass

The most interesting thing I learned during this time was how small a nuclear warhead was. Robert B. Laughlin

Any incoming ballistic missile launched at its territory will be met with a nuclear retaliation because there is no way of knowing whether the missile is a conventional or nuclear warhead. Source: Internet

All Bomarc Bs were equipped with the W-40 nuclear warhead. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

nuclear triad nuclear war nuclear warfare nuclear waste nuclear waste management nuclear weapon