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rocket-propelled grenade

rocket-propelled grenade noun: a modern hand-held weapons system, comprising a launcher that fires a small explosive rocket.

rocket-propelled grenade: a modern hand-held weapons system, comprising a launcher that fires a small explosive rocket
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Noun

rocket-propelled grenade (plural rocket-propelled grenades)

  1. A modern hand-held weapons system, comprising a launcher that fires a small explosive rocket.
    Synonyms:
    RPG
  2. The explosive rocket weapon component of such a system.

Synonyms of rocket-propelled grenade

Forms of rocket-propelled grenade

pluralrocket-propelled grenades
alternative formrocket propelled grenade

Origin of rocket-propelled grenade

A backronym, from the acronym RPG, which derives from Russian РПГ (RPG); see RPG for more.

Questions about rocket-propelled grenade

What does rocket-propelled grenade mean?
Rocket-propelled grenade means a modern hand-held weapons system, comprising a launcher that fires a small explosive rocket.
What part of speech is rocket-propelled grenade?
Rocket-propelled grenade is a noun.
What is the plural of rocket-propelled grenade?
The plural of rocket-propelled grenade is rocket-propelled grenades.

Words near rocket-propelled grenade in the dictionary

  1. rocket up
  2. rocket-launcher
  3. rocket-launchers
  4. rocket-pack
  5. rocket-packs
  6. rocket-propelled grenade
  7. rocket-propelled grenades
  8. rocketamine
  9. rocketborne
  10. rocketed
  11. rocketed up

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