rocket-propelled grenade
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rocket-propelled grenade
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A backronym, from the acronym RPG, which derives from Russian РПГ (RPG); see RPG for more.
noun rocket-propelled grenades · rocket propelled grenade
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A modern hand-held weapons system, comprising a launcher that fires a small explosive rocket.
Similar: RPG
- The explosive rocket weapon component of such a system.
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noun hand-held weapon that fires a small explosive rocket
| Español | lanzacohetes |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 火箭筒 huǒjiàntǒng |
| Português | lança-granadas-foguete |
| Deutsch | raketengetriebene Granate, Panzerabwehrhandwaffe |
| Română | grenadă propulsată de rachete |
| Русский | ручно́й противота́нковый гранатомёт ručnój protivotánkovyj granatomjót |
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