Grad — Słownik języka angielskiego

Rzeczownik

1. A type of Soviet artillery multiple rocket launcher, or a rocket fired by this.

   Synonimy

   BM-21Katyusha

   Przykłady

   It supplements the 220 mm BM-22 Uragan (‘Hurricane’) and 122 mm BM-21 Grad (‘Hail’) MRLs, already in service.

   The MRL systems Smerch, Uragan, and Grad are designed to destroy concentrations of personnel and various vehicles at distances up to 70 kilometers.

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   The Russians fought back with Grad rocket-launcher salvos and mortar attacks (they also made some use of armor).

   “[w]e saw Hamas come and put up rocket launchers and fire. We could tell they were Grads by the sound, which is louder and deeper than that of Qassams.”