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rocket launcher

rocket launcher noun: a hand-held tube-like device for launching a rocket-propelled explosive device (a missile).

rocket launcher: a hand-held tube-like device for launching a rocket-propelled explosive device (a missile)
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Noun

rocket launcher (plural rocket launchers)

  1. A hand-held tube-like device for launching a rocket-propelled explosive device (a missile).
  2. A truck for carrying and launching a missile.
  3. (informal) A rack on a boat or a vehicle, for holding or storing fishing rods.

rocket launcher meaning in Tamil, Kannada, Arabic and Malay

rocket launcher in Tamil

உந்துகணை செலுத்தி

rocket launcher in Kannada

ಬಿರುಸೇರಿಸುಕ

rocket launcher in Arabic

device for launching a missile
قَاذِفَة صَوَارِيخ

rocket launcher in Malay

device for launching a missile
pelancar roket

Forms of rocket launcher

pluralrocket launchers
alternative formrocket-launcher

Origin of rocket launcher

From rocket + launcher.

Words formed from rocket launcher

Questions about rocket launcher

What does rocket launcher mean?
Rocket launcher means a hand-held tube-like device for launching a rocket-propelled explosive device (a missile).
What is rocket launcher in Tamil?
Rocket launcher in Tamil is உந்துகணை செலுத்தி. See Rocket launcher meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is rocket launcher?
Rocket launcher is a noun.
What is the plural of rocket launcher?
The plural of rocket launcher is rocket launchers.

Words near rocket launcher in the dictionary

  1. rocket jumped
  2. rocket jumping
  3. rocket jumps
  4. rocket larkspur
  5. rocket larkspurs
  6. rocket launcher
  7. rocket launchers
  8. Rocket Leaguer
  9. Rocket Leaguers
  10. rocket motor
  11. rocket motors

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Adapted from Wiktionary: rocket launcher (page history and authors); rocket launcher (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); rocket launcher (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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