"rocket-propelled grenade" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rocket-propelled grenades [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} rocket-propelled grenade (plural rocket-propelled grenades)
  1. A modern hand-held weapons system, comprising a launcher that fires a small explosive rocket. Categories (topical): Explosives, Weapons Synonyms: RPG, rocket propelled grenade Hypernyms: grenade Hyponyms: bazooka, Panzerfaust Related terms: recoilless rifle, grenade launcher Translations (hand-held weapon that fires a small explosive rocket): 火箭筒 (huǒjiàntǒng) (Chinese Mandarin), sinko (Finnish), raketengetriebene Granate [feminine] (German), Panzerabwehrhandwaffe [feminine] (German), lança-granadas-foguete [masculine] (Portuguese), grenadă propulsată de rachete [feminine] (Romanian), ручно́й противота́нковый гранатомёт (ručnój protivotánkovyj granatomjót) [masculine] (Russian), lanzacohetes [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-rocket-propelled_grenade-en-noun-t4Amlbsz Disambiguation of Explosives: 89 11 Disambiguation of Weapons: 92 8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 96 4 Disambiguation of 'hand-held weapon that fires a small explosive rocket': 75 25
  2. The explosive rocket weapon component of such a system.
    Sense id: en-rocket-propelled_grenade-en-noun-vDz9U1r5

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Alternative forms

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