bazooka

bazooka
bazooka "metal tube rocket launcher," 1942, from name of a junkyard musical instrument used (c.1935) as a prop by U.S. comedian Bob Burns (1896-1956); extension of bazoo, slang for "mouth" or "boastful talk" (1877), probably from Du. bazuin "trumpet."

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  • bazooka — [ bazuka ] n. m. • 1942; mot angl. amér. ♦ Lance roquettes antichar. Des bazookas. ● bazooka nom masculin (mot américain) Tube en tôle ouvert aux deux extrémités, tirant un projectile autopropulsé de 75 mm (arme antichar). ● bazooka (difficultés) …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • bazooka — BAZÓOKA subst. Aruncător de grenade antitanc. [pr.: bazúca] – cuv. am. Trimis de valeriu, 03.04.2003. Sursa: DEX 98  BAZOOKA s.f. Armă antitanc portativă, folosită prima dată de americani în cel de al doilea război mondial. [pron. zú ca. / <… …   Dicționar Român

  • bazooka — (pronunc. [bazóca] o [bazúca]) amb., más frec., m. Forma inglesa correspondiente a la castellanizada «bazuca» …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • bazooka — → bazuca …   Diccionario panhispánico de dudas

  • bazooka — /badˈdzuka, ingl. bəˈzuːkə/ [vc. ingl. d America, propriamente «strumento simile a un trombone» dal pop. bazoo «trombetta» (?)] s. m. inv. 1. (milit.) lanciarazzi anticarro 2. (di cinepresa) cavalletto …   Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

  • bazooka — ž DEFINICIJA v. bazuka (2) …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • bazooka — ► NOUN 1) a short range rocket launcher used against tanks. 2) a kazoo shaped like a trumpet. ORIGIN apparently from US slang bazoo in the sense «kazoo» …   English terms dictionary

  • bazooka — ☆ bazooka [bə zo͞o′kə ] n. [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] a portable weapon of metal tubing, for aiming and launching armor piercing… …   English World dictionary

  • Bazooka — Infobox Weapon name= Launcher, Rocket, Antitank, M 9 Series caption= M9A1 Bazooka with larger M20 Super Bazooka origin=flagcountry|United States type= Recoilless rocket antitank weapon is ranged=yes is explosive=yes is artillery=yes service=… …   Wikipedia

  • Bazooka — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Bazooka (homonymie). Soldats américains pendant la Guerre de Corée …   Wikipédia en Français

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