rocket launcher

noun

A hand-held tube-like device for launching a rocket-propelled explosive device (a missile).

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launcher
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Meanings

nounrocket launcher (plural rocket launchers)

plural rocket launchers · alternative rocket-launcher

  1. A hand-held tube-like device for launching a rocket-propelled explosive device (a missile).
  2. A truck for carrying and launching a missile.
  3. informalA rack on a boat or a vehicle, for holding or storing fishing rods.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounarmament in the form of a device capable of launching a rocket

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launcher
Broader
armament
Also see
launcher

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From rocket + launcher.

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Translations

Arabic قَاذِفَة صَوَارِيخ
  • قَاذِفَة صَوَارِيخdevice for launching a missile
Catalan llançamíssils
  • llançamíssilsdevice for launching a missile
Chinese Mandarin 火箭筒
  • 火箭筒 (huǒjiàntǒng)device for launching a missile
Czech raketomet
  • raketometdevice for launching a missile
Danish raketkaster
  • raketkasterdevice for launching a missile
Finnish sinko
  • sinkodevice for launching a missile
French lance-roquettes
  • lance-roquettesdevice for launching a missile
German Raketenwerfer, Raketenabschussgerät
  • Raketenwerferdevice for launching a missile
  • Raketenabschussgerätdevice for launching a missile
Greek ρουκετοβόλο
  • ρουκετοβόλο (rouketovólo)device for launching a missile
Hungarian rakétavető
  • rakétavetődevice for launching a missile
Irish teilgeoir roicéad
  • teilgeoir roicéaddevice for launching a missile
Italian lanciarazzi
  • lanciarazzidevice for launching a missile
Japanese ロケット発射器, ロケットランチャー
  • ロケット発射器 (roketto-hasshaki)device for launching a missile
  • ロケットランチャー (rokettoranchā)device for launching a missile
  • ロケラン (rokeran)device for launching a missile
Malay pelancar roket
  • pelancar roketdevice for launching a missile
Polish wyrzutnia rakietowa
  • wyrzutnia rakietowadevice for launching a missile
Portuguese lançador de foguetes/foguete
  • lançador de foguetes/foguetedevice for launching a missile
Romanian lansator de rachete
  • lansator de rachetedevice for launching a missile
Russian раке́тная устано́вка, реакти́вный гранатомёт
  • раке́тная устано́вка (rakétnaja ustanóvka)device for launching a missile
  • реакти́вный гранатомёт (reaktívnyj granatomjót)device for launching a missile
  • реакти́вная систе́ма за́лпового огня́ (reaktívnaja sistéma zálpovovo ognjá)device for launching a missile
  • ракетомёт (raketomjót)device for launching a missile
Slovak raketomet
  • raketometdevice for launching a missile
Spanish lanzamisiles
  • lanzamisilesdevice for launching a missile
Swedish raketgevär, raketkastare
  • raketgevärdevice for launching a missile
  • raketkastaredevice for launching a missile
Ukrainian раке́тна устано́вка, реакти́вний гранатоме́т
  • раке́тна устано́вка (rakétna ustanóvka)device for launching a missile
  • реакти́вний гранатоме́т (reaktývnyj hranatomét)device for launching a missile
  • реактив́на систе́ма за́лпового вогню́ (reaktyv́na systéma zálpovoho vohnjú)device for launching a missile
  • ракетоме́т (raketomét)device for launching a missile
Cite this entry
APA

rocket launcher. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rocket%20launcher

MLA

“rocket launcher.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rocket%20launcher. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rocket launcher,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rocket%20launcher.

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