Bazooka (English spelling)

Japanese: バズーカ(英語表記)bazzuka
Bazooka (English spelling)
An anti-tank rocket launcher developed and deployed by the United States during World War II. It had a 2.36-inch (60 mm) caliber aluminum barrel, and the end of the barrel (the muzzle side) was shaped like a trumpet, which gave it its name from its resemblance to the musical instrument (called a bazooka) used by the popular comedian B. Barnes at the time. The word bazooka later became synonymous with this type of rocket launcher. [Kadozono Mutsumi]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
アメリカが第2次大戦中に開発し装備化した,対戦車ロケット弾発射機。口径2.36インチ(60mm)のアルミニウム製筒身で,筒身の先端(砲口側)がらっぱ状になっており,これが当時の人気喜劇俳優B.バーンズ愛用の楽器(バーズーカと呼ばれた)に似ていたことにちなんで名づけられた。その後バズーカは,この種のロケット弾発射機の代名詞となった。【角園 睦美】

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