Definitions
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- adj. propelled by (or as if propelled by) a rocket engine
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Examples
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In a statement, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said that during the past few days, forces loyal to Mr. Gbagbo have intensified and escalated their use of heavy weapons such as mortars, rocket-propelled grenades and heavy machine guns against the civilian population in Abidjan.
UN Chief Authorizes Peacekeepers to Deny Use of Gbagbo's Heavy Weapons
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Rebel leaders have consistently voiced frustration with the limited weapons in their arsenal, which is largely consists of small arms, such as machine guns, rocket-propelled grenades and short-range rockets.
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Our headquarters has been attacked almost continuously during the last three days by small arms and by heavy weapons also mortars, rocket-propelled grenades.
UN Chief Authorizes Peacekeepers to Deny Use of Gbagbo's Heavy Weapons
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In a statement today, Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon said, "In the past few days, forces loyal to Mr. Gbagbo have intensified and escalated their use of heavy weapons such as mortars, rocket-propelled grenades and heavy machine guns against the civilian population in Abidjan."
U.N., French copters attack Gbagbo forces as Ivory Coast fight intensifies
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Also Saturday in Kabul, two insurgents fired small arms and rocket-propelled grenades at Camp Phoenix, a U.S.-led coalition base that is one of the main training centers for the Afghan army and police.
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Agree with Natedog; also, the cannon needs to fire rocket-propelled chainsaws.
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Kabul Under Attack Reuters Afghan policemen arrive at the site of a rocket-propelled attack in Kabul Sept. 13.
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Throughout Tuesday afternoon and into the night, rocket-propelled grenades and gunfire pelted the streets near the Norwegian, Danish and other Western embassies, and hit a school bus full of children.
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These were five guys that rumbled into town with RPGs rocket-propelled grenades under their car seats.
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Afghan and coalition helicopters fired at insurgents in the building, who were armed with suicide vests and ammunition for rocket-propelled grenades and machine guns.
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