rocket gun

noun

1. any weapon that uses a rocket as a projectile, as a rocket launcher or bazooka.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rocket gun¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

They carried circular shields, about three feet in diameter, with a vision slit and a small rocket gun.

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In the apex of the affair, above his head, was a small turret, containing an automatic rocket gun.

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At last, when for a fraction of a second my nose pointed toward the Hans, I pressed the button of my rocket gun.

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He learned how to operate the heavy-caliber rocket gun which hurled this tiniest of atomic bombs.

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