rocket-propelled grenade

Signification (Anglais)

1. A modern hand-held weapons system, comprising a launcher that fires a small explosive rocket.
2. The explosive rocket weapon component of such a system.

Concepts

roquette

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Synonymes

bazooka

recoilless rifle

rocket launcher

recoilless gun

propelled grenade

Traductions

lanzacohetes

قنبلة صاروخية؛ قنبلة يدوية ذات دفع صاروخي

lanciarazzi

lança-granadas-foguete

lanzagranadas

granada propulsada por cohete

Étymologie (Anglais)

A backronym, from the acronym RPG, which derives from Russian РПГ (RPG); see RPG for more.