"rockcrusher" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rockcrushers [plural]
Etymology: From rock + crusher. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|rock|crusher}} rock + crusher Head templates: {{en-noun}} rockcrusher (plural rockcrushers)
  1. (CB radio slang) A very powerful transmitter.
    Sense id: en-rockcrusher-en-noun-Z~Kya773 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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