Noun: thermonuclear warhead ,thur-mow'n(y)oo-klee-u(r) 'wor,hed
- The warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb
"The treaty called for the dismantling of all thermonuclear warheads";
- atomic warhead, nuclear warhead, nuke [informal]
Derived forms: thermonuclear warheads
Type of: load, payload, warhead
Part of: atomic weapon, nuclear weapon
Encyclopedia: Thermonuclear warhead