bazooka

[buh-zoo-kuh] / bəˈzu kə /

NOUN

artillery

Synonyms

STRONGEST

battery cannon ordnance

STRONG

arms force gunnery munitions rainmakers stovepipe weapons

WEAK

big guns cannonry heavy stuff

NOUN

weapon

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ammunition bomb cannon firearm gun knife machete machine gun missile nerve gas pistol revolver rifle shotgun sword tear gas

STRONG

arbalest archery arrow assegai ax axe backsword ballista banderilla barong bat baton battle-ax bayonet blackjack blade blowgun bludgeon boomerang catapult cleaver club crossbow cudgel cutlass dagger dart dirk flamethrower harpoon hatchet howitzer lance musket saber scythe slingshot spear spike stiletto switchblade

WEAK

anlace atlatl billy club bow and arrow bowie knife brass knuckles hunting knife nuclear bomb nunchaku

Example Sentences

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Set aside for a moment whether this two-seat, 577-hp luxury convertible, this bazooka with a mink silencer, is any fun to drive.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

The bazooka was designed as a deterrent—and it seems to have deterred.

From Slate • Jan. 23, 2026

They may now decide there is no longer a need to ramp up the rhetoric around counter-tariffs and on rolling out the EU's "trade bazooka".

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026

Deploying the trade "bazooka," as it is dubbed, is one idea being brainstormed in Brussels but still seen as a long shot.

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026

He just wished the pockets were large enough for a chain saw, or maybe a bazooka.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan

bazooka

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