bazooka
bazooka
Definition
☆ ba·zooka (bə zo̵̅o̅′kə)
noun
a portable weapon of metal tubing, for aiming and launching armor-piercing rockets
Etymology: extension of bazoo: name applied by Bob Burns (1896-1956), U.S. comedian, to a comic musical horn made of two gas pipes and a whiskey funnel
bazooka
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- fire: Word of advice: Don't fire a bazooka off in a crowded room.
- use: The attackers had to use bazookas to take out the Egyptian anti-tank positions.
Adjective modifier
Modifies a noun
