rocket-propelled
[rok-it-pruh-peld]
- using rocket power as the chief motive force.
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Origin of rocket-propelled
First recorded in 1925–30
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Examples from the Web for rocket-propelled
Contemporary Examples
His companions—one a woman—urge him to let loose with a rocket-propelled grenade and he fires.
In 2004, Smith was serving as a major in the Army when he was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade.
The Hero Summit 2013 SpeakersSeptember 10, 2013
On June 10, a man fired a rocket-propelled grenade in broad daylight into a convoy carrying the British ambassador to Libya.
The consulate came under fire from heavy machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades at about 10 p.m. local time on Tuesday.
Guards were easily overwhelmed by heavily armed militants armed with rocket-propelled grenades.
Historical Examples
The Court agreed that, according to the way the law is worded, only 'rocket-propelled missiles' come under the ban.
By ProxyGordon Randall Garrett
So they took the four-man, rocket-propelled cargo plane instead.
The Secret of the Ninth PlanetDonald Allen Wollheim