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warhead

[wawr-hed]

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noun

the forward section of a self-propelled missile, bomb, torpedo, or the like, containing the explosive, chemical, or atomic charge.

Origin:
1895–1900; war¹ + head

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warhead (ˈwɔːˌhɛd)

—n
	the part of the fore end of a missile or projectile that contains explosives

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Word Origin & History

warhead

1898, "explosive part of a torpedo," from war + head. Later transf. to any missile (1944).

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