rocket-propelled
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of rocket-propelled
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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The rocket-propelled launch vehicle will not take off from a launch pad.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
Included in China’s mission package is a novel rocket-propelled scout that can reach terrain inaccessible to rovers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
“He is putting out on the internet, turtles with rocket-propelled grenades — I mean, have you seen this?”
From Salon ● Dec. 2, 2025
Mr Petro also said the base had lost two Spike missiles, 37 Nimrod missiles and 550 rocket-propelled grenades.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2024
In shape, it resembled the old rocket-propelled jobs that had been used for the first probings into space more than a century before, rather than the fat ovoids he was used to.
From Anything You Can Do ... by Randall Garrett
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