Nuclear Warhead (Noun)
Meaning
The warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The intercontinental ballistic missile was equipped with a nuclear warhead capable of leveling a major city.
- The country's military had been working on developing a more advanced nuclear warhead for its submarine-launched missiles.
- The nuclear warhead was designed to detonate at an altitude of 1,000 feet, maximizing the blast damage to the target area.
- Inspectors from the international agency were tasked with verifying that the nuclear warhead had been dismantled and destroyed.
- The new missile system featured a multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle, allowing it to carry up to six separate nuclear warheads.