bazooka

noun

ba·​zoo·​ka bə-ˈzü-kə 

: a light portable antitank weapon consisting of an open-breech smoothbore firing tube that launches an armor-piercing rocket and is fired from the shoulder

Examples of bazooka in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Many have also tried to identify the weapon, with guesses including an M9A1 anti-tank rifle grenade, an M6A3 bazooka rocket, an M7A3 bazooka training rocket or an M7A3 training rocket. —Mark Price, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025

His next miss came while TCU was working on its bazooka field goal package, a late-game situation where the Horned Frogs rush the field goal team on the field for a last second attempt with no timeouts. —Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Aug. 2025

However, the bank’s Head of Research at HSBC Qianhai Securities, Steven Sun, said that the country’s overall economic growth may continue to face pressure with no bazooka stimulus in sight. —Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 8 July 2025

Crilley shot one with the bazooka, while Bazzano shot Crilley shooting the moose. —Robeson Bailey, Outdoor Life, 11 June 2025

Word History

Etymology

after bazooka, a brass instrument popularized by the radio comedian Bob Burns during the 1930's, probably extended form of bazoo "kazoo," of imitative origin

First Known Use

1942, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bazooka

• festuca
• lactuca
• taluka
• melaleuca

Kids Definition

bazooka

noun

ba·​zoo·​ka bə-ˈzü-kə 

: a light portable shoulder weapon that consists of an open tube and shoots an explosive rocket able to pierce the armor of tanks

Etymology

from bazooka, name of a homemade musical instrument consisting of pipes and a funnel