rocket and missile system — ▪ weapons system Introduction any of a variety of weapons systems that deliver explosive warheads to their targets by means of rocket propulsion. Rocket is a general term used broadly to describe a variety of jet propelled missiles… … Universalium
Rocket — This article is about vehicles powered by rocket engines. For other uses, see Rocket (disambiguation). A Soyuz U, at Baikonur Site 1/5 A rocket is a missile, spacecraft, aircraft or other vehicle which obtains thrust from a rocket engi … Wikipedia
Rocket launcher — For other uses, see Rocket launcher (disambiguation). Shoulder launched weapons avoid the problem of recoil by directing all exhaust out the rear of the launch tube (Swedish AT4) … Wikipedia
Rocket Arena — (RA) is a free modification ( mod ) for the multiplayer first person shooter games Quake, Quake II, Quake III Arena and Quake 4. There are also ports for Half Life (called Lambda Arena) and Unreal Tournament. Rocket Arena was created by David crt … Wikipedia
Rocket (Buscapé) — is the protagonist and narrator in the movie Cidade de Deus (City of God). His nickname also means Firecracker. He was portrayed in the movie by Alexandre Rodrigues while his younger self is played by Luis Otávio.ChildhoodRocket s real name is… … Wikipedia
Rocket Robin Hood — known in French as Robin Fusée , is a Canadian animated television series produced by Krantz Films, Inc. from 1966 to 1969. It takes the characters and conflicts associated with the classic legend of Robin Hood and sets it in a futuristic, outer … Wikipedia
rocket — rocket1 [räk′it] n. [It rocchetta, spool or bobbin, rocket, orig. dim. of rocca, distaff < OHG roccho, distaff: from the resemblance in shape] 1. any of various devices, typically cylindrical, containing liquid or solid propellants which when… … English World dictionary
Weapons in science fiction — are typically depicted as being advanced of contemporary Earth weapons. Uses in the field tend to rely on hand held gun like weapons, while a sci fi story that focuses elsewhere, such as in space, may just use generic beam weapons, often just… … Wikipedia
rocket ammunition — weapons that are motored by burning fuel … English contemporary dictionary
Rocket-propelled grenade — RPG, or rocket propelled grenade, is a loose term describing hand held, shoulder launched anti tank weapons capable of firing an unguided rocket equipped with an explosive warhead. RPG is a transliteration of РПГ, the Russian abbreviation of… … Wikipedia
