bazooka

[ buh-zoo-kuh ]
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nounMilitary.
  1. a tube-shaped, portable rocket launcher that fires a rocket capable of penetrating several inches of armor plate, as of a tank or other armored military vehicle.

Origin of bazooka

1
An Americanism dating back to 1930–35; from its resemblance to a musical instrument so named, invented and played by comedian Bob Burns in the 1930s and 1940s

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bazooka

/ (bəˈzuːkə) /


noun
  1. a portable tubular rocket-launcher that fires a projectile capable of piercing armour: used by infantrymen as a short-range antitank weapon

Origin of bazooka

1
C20: named after a pipe instrument invented by Bob Burns (1896–1956), American comedian

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