Meaning

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

    Raketenwerfer, Raketenabschussgerät

    раке́тная устано́вкаrakétnaja ustanóvka, реакти́вный гранатомётreaktívnyj granatomjót, реакти́вная систе́ма за́лпового огня́reaktívnaja sistéma zálpovovo ognjá

    раке́тна устано́вкаrakétna ustanóvka, реакти́вний гранатоме́тreaktývnyj hranatomét, реактив́на систе́ма за́лпового вогню́reaktyv́na systéma zálpovoho vohnjú

    armament in the form of a device capable of launching a rocket

  2. A truck for carrying and launching a missile.

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

Examples

1 sentences
  1. The rocket launcher failed and it caused many injuries.

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Translations

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device for launching a missile:
Русский
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device for launching a missile:
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device for launching a missile:

Origin

From rocket + launcher.

From rocket + launcher.

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Forms

plural: rocket launchers

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • armament in the form of a device capable of launching a rocket:launcher

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
rocket launcher — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto