rocket-propelled

[ rok-it-pruh-peld ]

adjective

1. using rocket power as the chief motive force.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rocket-propelled¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

Another rocket-propelled grenade thunders across the parched training field.

From BBC

In a cavernous, 50,000-square-foot industrial event space in Culver City stand the charred remnants of six cars destroyed by rocket-propelled grenade fire.

From Los Angeles Times

Israel said its soldiers in Jabalia also dismantled explosives, conducted raids and used warplanes to kill a Hamas fighter who was preparing to launch a rocket-propelled grenade at Israeli forces.

From Seattle Times

There is evidence that Hamas fighters likely used some of Pyongyang's old rocket-propelled grenades in their attack last 7 October.

From BBC

For years they were mainly targeted with land mines, improvised explosive devices, rocket-propelled grenades and anti-tank guided missiles, like “shoot and scoot” shoulder-fired systems.

From New York Times