English Dictionary

throw-weight

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞

(military) A measure of the effective weight of ballistic missile payloads, given in kilograms or tonnes.

日本語の意味

（軍事用語）弾道ミサイルのペイロードの有効重量を示す値。単位はキログラムまたはトンで表される。

The treaty limited the throw-weight of the missile to 2,500 kilograms to reduce its destructive capacity.

条約は破壊力を抑えるため、ミサイルの有効搭載重量を2500キログラムに制限した。

意味（1）

(military) A measure of the effective weight of ballistic missile payloads, given in kilograms or tonnes.

The Soviet arsenal of deliverable nuclear weapons was significantly smaller than the American one in 1960, but grew fast. By 1964 it had reached about 1,000 megatonnes, or about 13 per cent greater than the US 'throw weight' in that year, but less than the Americans had had in 1964.

意味（2）

(military, nautical) A measure of the total weight of projectiles that can be delivered by a single broadside.

throw-weights （ plural ）