The M1 anti-tank rocket launcher was nicknamed the “bazooka” after this.
- A musical instrument
- A type of chewing gum
- The sound it made during use
- Slang for a berserk bull moose
A musical instrument. After test firing the launcher an army general commented that the launcher looked like the instrument invented by comedian Bob Burns in the 1930s. The name stuck.
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