Meanings
plural rocket-propelled grenades · alternative rocket propelled grenade
- The explosive rocket weapon component of such a system.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA modern hand-held weapons system, comprising a launcher that fires a small explosive rocket.
Origin
- RussianРПГ
- Englishrocket-propelled grenade
A backronym, from the acronym RPG, which derives from Russian РПГ (RPG); see RPG for more.
More words from Russian
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 火箭筒
- 火箭筒 (huǒjiàntǒng)hand-held weapon that fires a small explosive rocket
Finnish sinko
- sinkohand-held weapon that fires a small explosive rocket
German raketengetriebene Granate, Panzerabwehrhandwaffe
- raketengetriebene Granatehand-held weapon that fires a small explosive rocket
- Panzerabwehrhandwaffehand-held weapon that fires a small explosive rocket
Portuguese lança-granadas-foguete
- lança-granadas-foguetehand-held weapon that fires a small explosive rocket
Romanian grenadă propulsată de rachete
- grenadă propulsată de rachetehand-held weapon that fires a small explosive rocket
Russian ручно́й противота́нковый гранатомёт
- ручно́й противота́нковый гранатомёт (ručnój protivotánkovyj granatomjót)hand-held weapon that fires a small explosive rocket
Spanish lanzacohetes
- lanzacoheteshand-held weapon that fires a small explosive rocket
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rocket-propelled grenade. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rocket-propelled%20grenade
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