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語源

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

名詞

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.

上位語

• grenade

下位語

• bazooka
• Panzerfaust

参考

• recoilless rifle
• grenade launcher

Further reading

• rocket-propelled grenade on Wikipedia.Wikipedia