bazooka

/bə'zu:kə/
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Definition

Noun: 1. A portable rocket launcher: A shoulder-fired weapon that launches unguided rockets, primarily designed for infantry to attack armored vehicles, especially tanks.

Examples of Usage
  • The soldier aimed the bazooka at the enemy tank's weak spot.
  • During the training exercise, they practiced loading and firing the bazooka.
  • The bazooka became a famous infantry weapon in World War II.
Advanced Usage
  • The term is sometimes used informally or in media to describe any large, tube-shaped, shoulder-fired weapon, though technically it refers to a specific type.
  • In music, "bazooka" is also the name for a crude trombone-like instrument, but this is a separate, homographic meaning.
Variants and Related Words
  • Rocket-Propelled Grenade (RPG): A more modern and common term for a similar type of portable anti-tank weapon. While often used interchangeably in casual speech, an RPG is technically a different weapon system.
  • Anti-tank weapon: The general category of weapons designed to defeat armored fighting vehicles.
Synonyms
  • Rocket launcher
  • AT rocket launcher (Anti-Tank rocket launcher)
Related Phrases
  • Bazooka team: A small military unit, typically consisting of a gunner and a loader, operating the weapon.
    • The bazooka team moved into position to ambush the column.
Noun
  1. a portable rocket launcher used by infantrymen as an antitank weapon