throw-weight (English, noun)
expansion: throw-weight (countable and uncountable, plural throw-weights)
Senses:
topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: A measure of the effective weight of ballistic missile payloads, given in kilograms or tonnes.
tags: countable
uncountable
topics: government
military
nautical
politics
transport
war
glosses: A measure of the total weight of projectiles that can be delivered by a single broadside.
tags: countable
uncountable
Forms:
form: throw-weights
tags: plural
form: throw weight
tags: alternative