grad

noun

Etymology: From Russian Град (Grad, “codename for a type of multiple rocket launcher”), from Russian град (grad, “hail”).

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

   “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.”