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rocket-propelled

rocket-propelled

12 5.5
Moved by a rocket engine
  • adjective
  • /ˈrɑkɪt prəˈpɛld/
  • Specialized
translation icon : propulsado por cohete
  • For this slide, the ship will be cradled on a rocket-propelled undercarriage which will be automatically released at the end of the run.
  • rocket-propelled grenade

So like we have VIP for everyone and it will, it's GPS guided, it's rocket propelled.

Examples

  • Tracer rounds streamed into the January sky, followed by the fire trails of rocket-propelled grenades.

    Academic text (2010)

  • By contrast, it appeared the attackers in Benghazi were armed with mortars and rocket-propelled grenades.

    Blog text (30)

  • For example, following the fall of Qaddafi, Libyan SA-7 anti-air missiles and anti-tank rocket-propelled grenades reached Hamas in Gaza.

    Academic text (2014)

  • The engineer designed a rocket-propelled vehicle to explore Mars with advanced technology.

  • A rocket-propelled toy car zoomed across the playground, thrilling the children watching.

  • During the demonstration, the rocket-propelled model launched into the sky with a loud roar.

How Propelled

rocket-propelled
  • Specialized
12 5.5
motorized
  • US
1 3.8
muscular
12 3.0
unpowered
1 4.4

Surface Forms

rocket-propelled positive

Morphology

rocket-propelled = rocket + propelled (transparent) = rocket + propel + ed

The phrase literally combines 'rocket' and the participle 'propelled' and directly denotes 'propelled by a rocket', which is straightforward for learners.

Etymology

The word rocket-propelled combines rocket, a name first used for a small, fast firework or missile, and propel, which means 'to push forward'. So rocket-propelled means 'pushed forward by a rocket', as in a grenade or vehicle moved by a rocket engine.