# rocket-propelled grenade

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A modern hand-held weapons system, comprising a launcher that fires a small explosive rocket.
2. The explosive rocket weapon component of such a system.

## Etymology
A backronym, from the acronym RPG, which derives from Russian РПГ (RPG); see RPG for more.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/rocket-propelled-grenade