rocket-propelled grenade

== English == === Alternative forms === rocket propelled grenade === Etymology === A backronym, from the acronym RPG, which derives from Russian РПГ (RPG); see RPG for more. === Noun === rocket-propelled grenade (plural rocket-propelled grenades) A modern hand-held weapons system, comprising a launcher that fires a small explosive rocket. Synonym: (initialism) RPG The explosive rocket weapon component of such a system. ==== Hypernyms ==== grenade ==== Hyponyms ==== bazooka Panzerfaust ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== recoilless rifle grenade launcher ==== Further reading ==== rocket-propelled grenade on Wikipedia.Wikipedia