rocket-propelled

[ rok-it-pruh-peld ]

adjective

1. using rocket power as the chief motive force.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rocket-propelled¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

His companions—one a woman—urge him to let loose with a rocket-propelled grenade and he fires.

From The Daily Beast

Their attackers fired rocket-propelled grenades, snipers opened up on the batallion, and the enemy had an armored vehicle.

From The Daily Beast

In 2004, Smith was serving as a major in the Army when he was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade.

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On June 10, a man fired a rocket-propelled grenade in broad daylight into a convoy carrying the British ambassador to Libya.

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The consulate came under fire from heavy machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades at about 10 p.m. local time on Tuesday.

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So they took the four-man, rocket-propelled cargo plane instead.

From Project Gutenberg

The judge said that if Malcom Porter could prove that the missile wasn't rocket-propelled, he'd dismiss the case.

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The Court agreed that, according to the way the law is worded, only 'rocket-propelled missiles' come under the ban.

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