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rocket-propelled grenade

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.22 in modern English

Syllables
rock-et-pro-pelled -grenade
IPA
35
Scrabble Score
22
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A modern hand-held weapons system, comprising a launcher that fires a small explosive rocket.

noun

The explosive rocket weapon component of such a system.

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

rocket-propelled grenades (plural) rocket propelled grenade (alternative)

Phrases

recoilless rifle grenade launcher

Frequently Paired Words

recoilless rifle grenade launcher

Synonyms

RPG

Questions

What does rocket-propelled grenade mean?
A modern hand-held weapons system, comprising a launcher that fires a small explosive rocket.
Where does rocket-propelled grenade come from?
It is traced to Russian.

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