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General Slang
RPG
AR-PEE-JEE · noun · informal
Rocket-Propelled Grenade — a shoulder-fired anti-armor weapon.
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'Rocket-Propelled Grenade' — a shoulder-launched, unguided anti-tank/anti-personnel rocket weapon, most famously the Soviet-designed RPG-7.
“"RPG team on the rooftop — suppress that corner!"”
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RPG In A Sentence
"RPG team on the rooftop — suppress that corner!"
Origin & Usage
Common English rendering; the Russian original (Ruchnoy Protivotankovy Granatomyot) means 'handheld anti-tank grenade launcher'.
Variants
RPG-7
People Also Ask
What does RPG stand for?
In English it's commonly read as 'rocket-propelled grenade', a shoulder-launched anti-armor and anti-personnel weapon. The most famous version is the Soviet-designed RPG-7.
Where does the RPG come from?
The Russian original letters stand for 'Ruchnoy Protivotankovy Granatomyot', meaning 'handheld anti-tank grenade launcher'. English speakers reinterpreted it as 'rocket-propelled grenade'.
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