English Explanatory Dictionary

hwacha

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A mid-16th-century Korean weapon that launched a barrage of rockets or arrows at enemies using gunpowder.

Word forms

hwacha hwachas

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 화차(火車) (hwacha).

Synonyms

fire cart
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