Etymology

rocket-propelled grenade

Today it means: A modern hand-held weapons system, comprising a launcher that fires a small explosive rocket. Full definition →

Russian РПГ
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  1. Russian · derived fromРПГ
  2. English todayrocket-propelled grenade

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

Words from the same roots

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RPG

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