彈頭

简 弹头 · 繁 彈頭
Mandarin · pinyin dàn tóu

Meanings

  1. warhead
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彈
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頭
tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
弹
dàn · pellet, bullet, shot, shell
头
tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
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4–2 · dan4 tou2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

daan2 tau4

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noun

  1. (weaponry) payload of a projectile fired from a weapon (the part of a projectile that is not concerned with propulsion or guidance) — bullet
  2. (weaponry) payload of a projectile fired from a weapon (the part of a projectile that is not concerned with propulsion or guidance) — warhead

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