rocket-propelled grenade

See also: rocket propelled grenade

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Etymology

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

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rocket-propelled grenade (plural rocket-propelled grenades)

  1. A modern hand-held weapons system, comprising a launcher that fires a small explosive rocket.
    Synonym: (initialism) RPG
  2. The explosive rocket weapon component of such a system.

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