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Definition of Rocket launcher
1. Noun. Armament in the form of a device capable of launching a rocket.
Generic synonyms: Armament
Specialized synonyms: Bazooka
Derivative terms: Launch
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
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rocket Launcher
Literary usage of Rocket launcher
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
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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