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

Ueda’s predecessor Haruhiko Kuroda launched a shock-and-awe stimulus bazooka in April 2013 with the aim of achieving 2% inflation in two years. —Toru Fujioka, Fortune Asia, 19 Mar. 2024

This week’s military projectile discovery was an old, heavily deteriorated bazooka round potentially from the World War II era, the state police spokesman, Dave Procopio, told CNN on Wednesday. —Nic F. Anderson, CNN, 7 Mar. 2024

Why the sushi bazooka is our new favorite kitchen gadget In this episode, The Dallas Morning News food team talks about Steak and Ale memories, fish sandwiches, and their new favorite kitchen gadget: the sushi bazooka. —Dallas News, 2 Mar. 2023

All of a sudden, David had a bazooka instead of a slingshot. —Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 26 June 2023

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

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