ojiva

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French ogive, from Latin augere.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oˈxiba/
  • Rhymes: -iba
  • Syllabification: o‧ji‧va

Noun

ojiva f (plural ojivas)

  1. ogive
  2. (military) warhead
    • 2023 February 14, Javier G. Cuesta, “Rusia despliega armas nucleares en su Flota del Norte por primera vez en tres décadas”, in El País, retrieved 2023-02-15:
      Oslo teme que la presencia de estas ojivas suponga “una amenaza especialmente grave en varios escenarios que pueden involucrar a países de la Alianza Atlántica”, puesto que la desconfianza mutua “ha elevado la posibilidad de eventos no deseados y de malentendidos entre Rusia y la OTAN”.
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