rocket launcher
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noun Military.
a tube attached to a weapon for the launching of rockets.
a vehicle equipped with many such tubes for the simultaneous firing of rockets.
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Nearby words
- rocket,
- rocket airplane,
- rocket bomb,
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- rocket propulsion,
- rocket salad,
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- rocket scientist,
- rocket ship
Origin of rocket launcher
First recorded in 1940–45
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for rocket launcher
When he got back In the car alone, the general counted the models on the seat beside him—one rocket-launcher, one A-gun.
The Final Figure|Samuel Kimball MerwinCopeland fired a Martian rocket-launcher, aiming behind the ship.
Comet's Burial|Raymond Zinke GallunThe rocket-launcher and the improved A-gun were like the one-two punch of a good heavyweight-hitter.
The Final Figure|Samuel Kimball Merwin