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bazooka
bazooka in warfare, portable, lightweight metal tube from which rockets are launched, usually operated by two men. It is used by infantry as an antitank weapon and also for attacking pillboxes and bunkers. In general, the bazooka is a short-range weapon with low accuracy; however, it gives the individual soldier the means of destroying heavily armored vehicles and fortified positions. An American invention, it was widely used in World War II—first by the Allies and later by the Germans—and in the Korean War by the UN forces. Since then, bazookas have largely been replaced by recoilless weapons and antitank missiles. In modern warfare, the first major use of the rocket as a weapon was in the bazooka. See rocket . |
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"bazooka." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "bazooka." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-bazooka.html "bazooka." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-bazooka.html |
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a short-range tubular rocket launcher used against tanks.
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a trombonelike type of kazoo.
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"bazooka." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "bazooka." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-bazooka.html "bazooka." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-bazooka.html |
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bazooka n. a short-range tubular rocket launcher used against tanks.
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"bazooka." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "bazooka." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-bazooka.html "bazooka." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-bazooka.html |
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bazooka, see rocket weapons.
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I. C. B. DEAR and M. R. D. FOOT. "bazooka." The Oxford Companion to World War II. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. I. C. B. DEAR and M. R. D. FOOT. "bazooka." The Oxford Companion to World War II. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O129-bazooka.html I. C. B. DEAR and M. R. D. FOOT. "bazooka." The Oxford Companion to World War II. 2001. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O129-bazooka.html |
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bazooka
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•babushka
•booker, cooker, hookah, hooker, looker, Sukkur
•Junker • onlooker • yarmulke
•Hanukkah • manuka
•chukka (US chukker), ducker, felucca, fucker, mucker, plucker, pucker, pukka, shucker, succour (US succor), sucker, trucker, tucker, yucca
•skulker, sulker
•bunker, hunker, lunker, punkah, spelunker
•busker, tusker
•latke • motherfucker • bloodsucker
•seersucker • abaca • stomacher
•Linacre, spinnaker
•massacre
•Jataka, Karnataka
•Tripitaka • Ithaca
•burka, circa, Gurkha, jerker, lurker, mazurka, shirker, smirker, worker
•tearjerker • craftworker
•metalworker • networker
•caseworker • fieldworker
•teleworker • shopworker • outworker
•homeworker • stoneworker
•woodworker
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"bazooka." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "bazooka." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-bazooka.html "bazooka." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-bazooka.html |
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