rocket launcher

rocket launcher
a) a hand-held tube-like device for launching a rocket propelled explosive device (missile)
b) a truck for carrying and launching a missile

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  • rocket launcher — missile launcher, device that is carried on a vehicle and can launch rockets or missiles …   English contemporary dictionary

  • rocket launcher — Mil. 1. a tube attached to a weapon for the launching of rockets. 2. a vehicle equipped with many such tubes for the simultaneous firing of rockets. [1940 45] * * * …   Universalium

  • rocket launcher — noun (C) a weapon like a tube used for firing military rockets into the air …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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