ATOMIC WARHEAD

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb

Synonyms:

atomic warhead; nuclear warhead; nuke; thermonuclear warhead

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("atomic warhead" is a kind of...):

load; payload; warhead (the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents)

Holonyms ("atomic warhead" is a part of...):

atomic weapon; nuclear weapon (a weapon of mass destruction whose explosive power derives from a nuclear reaction)

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