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Noun: warhead  'wor,hed
  1. The front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents
    "The treaty limited the number of warheads each country could possess";
    - payload, load

Derived forms: warheads

Type of: explosive

Part of: guided missile

Encyclopedia: Warhead