bazooka
[ buh-zoo-kuh ]
/ bəˈzu kə /
noun Military.
a tube-shaped, portable rocket launcher that fires a rocket capable of penetrating several inches of armor plate, as of a tank or other armored military vehicle.
Origin of bazooka
An Americanism dating back to 1930–35; from its resemblance to a musical instrument so named, invented and played by comedian Bob Burns in the 1930s and 1940s
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bazooka
/ (bəˈzuːkə) /
noun
a portable tubular rocket-launcher that fires a projectile capable of piercing armour: used by infantrymen as a short-range antitank weapon
Word Origin for bazooka
C20: named after a pipe instrument invented by Bob Burns (1896–1956), American comedian