боезаря́д

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1.
warhead, explosive charge, combat chargemilitary
Раке́та несёт я́дерный боезаря́д.
The missile carries a nuclear warhead.
Of a missile, shell or torpedo: the part that detonates.
2.
propellant charge, powder chargemilitary
В ги́льзе нахо́дится боезаря́д.
The propellant charge is inside the cartridge case.
The charge that propels the projectile.
3.
(rare) live ammunition, live roundmilitary
Солда́там вы́дали боезаря́ды.
The soldiers were issued live ammunition.
As opposed to blanks or dummy rounds.

Examples

Ракета несёт мощный боезаряд.
The missile carries a powerful warhead.
Инженеры проверили боезаряд новой ракеты.
The engineers inspected the warhead of the new missile.
Боезаряд снаряда взорвался при ударе.
The shell’s explosive charge detonated on impact.