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  • noun Plural form of Katyusha.

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Examples

  • ELISHEVA SILVERBERG, COLLECTS KATYUSHAS: It's kind of cool that you have all these remainings of Katyushas.

    CNN Transcript Aug 1, 2006 2006

  • These Russian made missiles, DRADS (ph), are otherwise known as Katyushas, which are .122 millimeter missiles with ranges of up to 30 kilometers, or 18 miles, would really represent a much more severe danger to large Israeli cities like Ashkelon, which are right up the coast from Gaza.

    CNN Transcript Jun 2, 2006 2006

  • A "missile" is a projectile, powered during flight by either solid of liquid-fueled engines, with a weaponized payload of some kind (example: SCUDs, 'Katyushas').

    Boing Boing: July 16, 2006 - July 22, 2006 Archives 2006

  • "pinpoint" response to the Katyushas was a clear sign of its willingness to open a second front in its 'war on rockets.'

    Palestine Blogs aggregator 2009

  • "pinpoint" response to the Katyushas was a clear sign of its willingness to open a second front in its 'war on rockets.'

    KABOBfest 2009

  • It was caused by the fact that Scud missiles are far more dangerous than "Katyushas" and Iranian missiles used by Hezbollah against Israel until recently.

    Pravda.Ru 2010

  • It was caused by the fact that Scud missiles are far more dangerous than "Katyushas" and Iranian missiles used by Hezbollah against Israel until recently.

    Pravda.Ru 2010

  • Anyway, Katyushas are not sugar and fertilizer rockets.

    Matthew Yglesias » A Back and Forth on Israel 2009

  • Anyway, Katyushas are not sugar and fertilizer rockets.

    Matthew Yglesias » A Back and Forth on Israel 2009

  • Katyushas are Russian made and imported via the tunnels Israel spent the first few days bombing.

    Matthew Yglesias » A Back and Forth on Israel 2009

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