Meaning of rocket-launcher | Babel Free

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Noun. [C2]

Examples

“American troops believe⟳ that their secret weapon, a rocket-launcher that costs only 10s. to make⟳, and is never called by any other name⟳ than the Bazooka, is going to cause very bad headaches among the crews of Nazi armoured vehicles.”

“I cannot logically understand⟳ why we should have⟳ a sacred right to own⟳ and use⟳ this murderous weapon of war but not have⟳ a constitutional right to “bear⟳” and use⟳ a shoulder-fired grenade-launcher capable of destroying a car, or a shoulder-fired, light⟳ anti-tank rocket-launcher capable of destroying a small house.”

“They saw⟳ where Russian tanks had left snow-packed paths alongside their roadway while all around the same steady drum beat⟳: exploding tank shells, shrieking rocket-launchers, screaming missiles.”

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