Definition

1. Noun:
   • A weapon system designed to fire rockets: A "rocket launcher" is a device, often portable or vehicle-mounted, used to launch unguided or guided rocket projectiles.

Usage

• The term "rocket launcher" is a compound noun. It functions as a singular, countable noun.
• It is used to describe the launching device itself, not the rocket projectile it fires.
• Common in military, defense, and historical contexts.

Examples

• The soldier carried a portable rocket launcher on his shoulder.
• The military vehicle was equipped with a multiple rocket launcher system.
• They aimed the rocket launcher at the distant target.

Advanced Usage

• "Shoulder-fired rocket launcher": A specific type designed to be carried and operated by a single person.
  • The insurgent used a shoulder-fired rocket launcher against the armored vehicle.

Variants and Related Words

• Launcher (n): A more general term for any device that launches a projectile or vehicle (e.g., a missile launcher, a spacecraft launcher).
• Rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) launcher: A specific, common type of portable, reloadable rocket launcher.
• Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS): A specific type of vehicle-mounted, automated rocket artillery.

Synonyms

• Rocket projector: A less common, more technical synonym.

Related Phrases

• "Tube-launched": A phrase often used in technical descriptions, indicating the rocket is fired from a tube, which is the core component of many launchers.
  • It was a tube-launched, optically tracked, wire-guided missile system.

Noun

1. armament in the form of a device capable of launching a rocket