rocket-propelled

[ rok-it-pruh-peld ]

/ ˈrɒk ɪt prəˌpɛld /

using rocket power as the chief motive force.

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First recorded in 1925–30

His companions—one a woman—urge him to let loose with a rocket-propelled grenade and he fires.
Turkish President Kisses Off Kurds Under Siege By ISIS|Jamie Dettmer|October 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In 2004, Smith was serving as a major in the Army when he was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade.
The Hero Summit 2013 Speakers||September 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
On June 10, a man fired a rocket-propelled grenade in broad daylight into a convoy carrying the British ambassador to Libya.
U.S. Consulate in Benghazi Bombed Twice in Run-Up to 9/11 Anniversary|Eli Lake|October 2, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The consulate came under fire from heavy machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades at about 10 p.m. local time on Tuesday.
Why Did Ambassador Stevens Die?|David Frum|September 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Guards were easily overwhelmed by heavily armed militants armed with rocket-propelled grenades.
P.J. Crowley on the Yemen Protests and the Future of the Arab Spring|P.J. Crowley|September 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST
So they took the four-man, rocket-propelled cargo plane instead.
The Secret of the Ninth Planet|Donald Allen Wollheim
The Court agreed that, according to the way the law is worded, only 'rocket-propelled missiles' come under the ban.
By Proxy|Gordon Randall Garrett