Subroc

American  

[suhb-rok] / ˈsʌbˌrɒk /

Or SUBROC

noun

Military.

1. a rocket that contains a nuclear depth charge and that can be launched underwater from a submarine torpedo tube.

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Etymology

Origin of Subroc

sub(marine) roc(ket)

Example Sentences

In 1988, Dumile and his brother, Dingilizwe, who rapped under the names Zev Love X and DJ Subroc, respectively, co-founded the group KMD.

From Slate • Jan. 5, 2021

His early career, as a member of New York trio KMD, peers of the Native Tongues posse, foundered when his brother – KMD's Dingilizwe "Subroc" Dumile – was killed in a traffic accident in 1993.

From The Guardian • Aug. 16, 2012