bazooka
noun/bəˈzuːkə/
/bəˈzuːkə/
- a long gun, like a tube in shape, which is held on the shoulder and used to fire rockets at military vehiclesTopics War and conflictc2Word Origin1930s (in the sense of a kazoo instrument, shaped like a trumpet): apparently from US slang bazoo in the original sense ‘kazoo’.
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