Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

warhead

/wˈɔɹhˌɛd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.03 in modern English

Syllables: war-head
IPA: /wˈɔɹhˌɛd/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

noun

The glans penis.

Slang

noun

A cigarette where the tobacco is mixed with some other drug.

Slang

Example Sentences

""To their anchorage off Kodiak," Chuck says. "The Orthos were all ready. They had put together a crew of ex-Navy men, guys who had worked on nuke subs in the past—X-rays, they call them—and they came and took the sub over. As for us, we had no idea that any of this had happened. Until one of the warheads showed up in the goddamn front yard.""
""Multi Bottle Rocket". Possibly the strongest weapon around, it does a lot of damage due to its massive warhead."

Etymology

From war + head, originally to distinguish a live war head of a torpedo from an inert exercise head. Piecewise doublet of war chief.

Usage

Slang

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Military.

Inflected Forms

warheads (plural)

Derived Forms

multiwarhead superwarhead warheaded

Phrases

hydrogen warhead nuclear warhead super warhead

Synonyms

payload load

Questions

How do you pronounce warhead?: The recorded pronunciation is /wˈɔɹhˌɛd/.
What does warhead mean?: 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.
Where does warhead come from?: From war + head, originally to distinguish a live war head of a torpedo from an inert exercise head. Piecewise doublet of war chief.

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