rocket gun

American

noun

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

Etymology

Origin of rocket gun

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

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Last week Colonel Knox turned his rocket gun to another quarter, to let Asia know that our flag is still there.

From Time Magazine Archive

Russia's Katusha antedated the U.S. bazooka, the German rocket gun.

From Time Magazine Archive

Summoned by radio, the Coast Guard cutter Alexander Hamilton put medical supplies aboard by means of a rocket gun and line.

From Time Magazine Archive

The rocket gun even has a name: Urania.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From The Airlords of Han by Paul, Frank R.

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