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Definition of Rocket launcher

1. Noun. Armament in the form of a device capable of launching a rocket.

Definition of Rocket launcher

1. Noun. a hand-held tube-like device for launching a rocket propelled explosive device (missile) ¹

2. Noun. a truck for carrying and launching a missile ¹

3. Noun. (informal) a rack on a boat or a vehicle, for holding or storing fishing rods. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

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Literary usage of Rocket launcher

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1. Howard's Hill and Other True Stories: Small Unit Marine Action in Vietnam by DIANE Publishing Company (1990)
"rocket launcher, 3.5 INCH A single-shot, open-end, shoulder-fired antitank ... rocket launcher, HE 66MM, M72 (LAAW) A disposable, single-shot, open-end, ..."

2. American Economic Policy and National Security by Theodore H. Moran (1993)
"... acquisition of the LTV missile business by Thomson-CSF of France, for example, the principal product lines involved (the MLRS multiple rocket launcher, ..."

3. The Media and the Rwanda Genocide by Allan Thompson (2007)
"The soldiers had a rocket launcher in the top room of the school, ... Through the sights on the rocket launcher, the soldiers could see people being killed ..."

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