rocket-propelled grenade
Meaning
- A modern hand-held weapons system, comprising a launcher that fires a small explosive rocket.
- The explosive rocket weapon component of such a system.
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Etymology
A backronym, from the acronym RPG, which derives from Russian РПГ (RPG); see RPG for more.
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