rocket-propelled

ˈrɒkɪt prəˈpɛld

Definition

Definition of rocket-propelled - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

speedmoving very quickly like a rocket

The rocket-propelled car broke the speed record.

fast-moving

speedy

swift

propulsion

TECH.

The rocket-propelled grenade flew across the battlefield..

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Expressions with rocket-propelled

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rocket-propelled grenade

hand-held weapon firing explosive rockets or grenades

The soldier used a rocket-propelled grenade against the tank.

Origin of rocket-propelled

Italian, rocchetto (bobbin) + propel (drive forward)

Terms with rocket-propelled included in their meaning

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water rocket

backyard rocket

toy rocket propelled by water and air pressure

missile

guided weapon

rocket-propelled weapon with fixed or guided path

rocket car

high-speed

vehicle propelled by rocket engines

RPG

acr.

acr: rocket-propelled grenade

weapon that launches grenades using a rocket

nuclear rocket

space propulsion

rocket propelled by nuclear energy

rocket launcher

military

device for launching rocket-propelled explosives

panjandrum

military device

massive rocket-propelled cart used in WWII

rocket plane

aviation

aircraft propelled by rocket engines

Examples of rocket-propelled in a sentence

She marveled at the rocket-propelled growth of the startup.
The rocket-propelled vehicle zoomed past us.
They tested a new rocket-propelled missile.

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French:à propulsion par fusée, ...
German:raketengetrieben, raketenangetrieben, ...
Italian:a razzo, a propulsione a razzo, ...
Spanish:propulsado por cohetes, impulsado por cohetes, ...
Portuguese:movido a foguete, ...
Chinese:火箭般的, 火箭推进的, ...
Japanese:ロケットのように速い, ロケット推進の, ...
Arabic:صاروخِيّ, مَدْفُوع بِالصَّوَارِيخ, ...
Hebrew:מוּנָע בְּרַקֶטָה, מוּנָע עַל יְדֵי רַקֶטָה, ...
Russian:ракетный, с реактивным двигателем, ...
Ukrainian:ракетний, з ракетним двигуном, ...
Hindi:रॉकेट-प्रोपेल्ड, रॉकेट से संचालित, ...
Bengali:রকেটের গতিতে চলমান, রকেট চালিত, ...
Catalan:propulsat per coet, propulsat per coets, ...
Czech:raketový, raketově poháněný, ...
Danish:raketdreven, ...
Dutch:raket-aangedreven, raketaangedreven, ...
Greek:πυραυλοκίνητος, προωθούμενος από ρουκέτες, ...
Hungarian:rakétagyors, rakétahajtású, ...
Khmer:រត់លឿនដូចរ៉ុក្កែត, ដែលបំពាក់កម្លាំងរុញច្រានដោយរ៉ុក្កែត, ...
Korean:로켓 추진의, 로켓으로 추진되는, ...
Persian:موشک‌وار, موشک‌پرتاب, ...
Polish:rakietowy, napędzany rakietą, ...
Portuguese (BR):movido a foguete, ...
Romanian:propulsat de rachetă, ...
Swedish:raketdriven, ...
Thai:เคลื่อนที่เร็วเหมือนจรวด, ขับเคลื่อนด้วยจรวด, ...
Turkish:roketle itilen, roketle çalışan, ...
Vietnamese:chạy nhanh như tên lửa, đẩy bằng tên lửa, ...

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