warhead

English

Etymology

war +‎ head

Noun

warhead (plural warheads)

The part of a missile, projectile, torpedo, rocket, or other munition which contains either the nuclear or thermonuclear system, high explosive system, chemical or biological agents, or inert materials intended to inflict damage.

Translations

part of a missile, projectile, torpedo, rocket, or other munition

Chinese:
Mandarin: 彈頭 (zh), 弹头 (zh) (dàntóu)
Czech: bojová hlavice f
Danish: sprænghoved n
Dutch: springkop
Estonian: lõhkepea
Finnish: taistelukärki (fi)
French: ogive (fr) f
German: Sprengkopf (de) m, Gefechtskopf m
Japanese: 弾頭 (だんとう, dantō)
Korean: 탄두 (ko) (tandu)

Macedonian: бо́ева гла́ва f (bóeva gláva)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: stridshode n

Nynorsk: stridshovud n
Polish: głowica (pl) f
Portuguese: ogiva (pt) f
Russian: боеголо́вка (ru) f (bojegolóvka)
Spanish: ojiva f
Swedish: stridsspets c
Ukrainian: боєголо́вка f (bojeholóvka)
Vietnamese: đầu đạn

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