: the section of a missile containing the explosive, chemical, or incendiary charge
Examples of warhead in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The dumpsite was found to be home to warheads from V-1 flying bombs, the cruise missile used by Nazi Germany in late World War II.
—
New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2025
Pakistan—India's rival and China's ally—has 170 nuclear warheads.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Multiple challenges await the Navy vet Williams will be tasked with addressing the NNSA's decades-long struggle to secure adequate talent to oversee its costly infrastructure projects and nuclear warhead programs.
—Davis Winkie, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
With a range of about 4,600 miles (7,360 kilometers), the three-stage, solid-fuel missile can deliver up to 12 independently targetable warheads.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for warhead
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2025
Pakistan—India's rival and China's ally—has 170 nuclear warheads.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Multiple challenges await the Navy vet Williams will be tasked with addressing the NNSA's decades-long struggle to secure adequate talent to oversee its costly infrastructure projects and nuclear warhead programs.
—Davis Winkie, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
With a range of about 4,600 miles (7,360 kilometers), the three-stage, solid-fuel missile can deliver up to 12 independently targetable warheads.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for warhead
Cite this Entry
“Warhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/warhead. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
warhead
noun
war·head
ˈwȯ(ə)r-ˌhed 
: the section of a missile containing the charge
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share