Definitions

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  • noun A type of artillery rocket launcher consisting of an array of rockets mounted on a truck, originated in the Soviet Union.
  • noun A type of rocket which can be launched from a Katyusha.

Etymologies

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From Russian Катюша (Katjúša, "Katy") diminutive of Екатерина (Ekaterína, "Katherine").

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Examples

  • The Katyusha is short range rockets fired from a truck known as a MLRS Multi-Rocket Launch System and are not deigned as a “Defensive” weapon.

    Think Progress » ThinkFast: January 26, 2007 2007

  • In particular, the residents who are still left in the town of Kiryat Shemona, the northern Israeli border town, which has now become known as the Katyusha capital of Israel, and within the last few hours, more Katyushas have fallen on Kiryat Shemona, one building taking a direct hit, but no reports of injuries there -- Soledad.

    CNN Transcript Aug 8, 2006 2006

  • All kinds of speculation about that, but basically we are at the very tip of the fingernail of Israel, surrounded by Lebanon on all sides, and it might just be too hard a shot for a Katyusha, which is a very inaccurate weapon, and thus this little spit of land is spared.

    CNN Transcript Jul 27, 2006 2006

  • So even though the Katyusha is a harder target, the Khaybar is still a hard target and evidently they have a lot of them.

    CNN Transcript Jul 29, 2006 2006

  • In the past, they relied on a very simple, relatively crude rocket called a Katyusha that can only fire a short distance, not very accurate.

    CNN Transcript Jul 17, 2006 2006

  • That one town there up on the border, very close to Lebanon, is now known as the Katyusha capital of Israel -- Soledad.

    CNN Transcript Aug 8, 2006 2006

  • SWEENEY: Kiryat Shmona is known as Katyusha capital.

    CNN Transcript Aug 16, 2006 2006

  • But Hezbollah has the Katyusha, which is in between five miles to -- to 12 miles, in terms of capacity.

    CNN Transcript Jul 17, 2006 2006

  • Israelis sources frequently claim that long-range rockets have been transferred to Lebanon, including 240mm versions of the standard 122mm 'Katyusha' rocket, and Iranian Fajr-3 and Fajr-5 rockets.

    The situation in Lebanon Zoe Brain 2006

  • Israelis sources frequently claim that long-range rockets have been transferred to Lebanon, including 240mm versions of the standard 122mm 'Katyusha' rocket, and Iranian Fajr-3 and Fajr-5 rockets.

    Archive 2006-07-01 Zoe Brain 2006

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