(a) A hollow tube filled with explosives; a hand-grenade (b) A mortar for firing rockets.
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| 释义 | society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > [noun] > grenade (30) trombe1562 (a) A hollow tube filled with explosives; a hand-grenade (b) A mortar for firing rockets. grenade1591 A small explosive shell, usually of metal, thrown into the trenches or among clusters of the enemy. It is now thrown only by hand: see hand grenade… grenado1611 = grenade, n.1 2. granata1637 = grenade, n.1 hand grenade1637 A grenade that is thrown by hand. Cf. grenade, n.1 2a. bag-granado1638 a grenade enclosed in a bag. shell1647 A case of metal, etc. in which powder and shot is made up, esp. for use as a hand-grenade. glass-grenade1664 a grenade with case made of glass instead of metal. globe1672 Military. A kind of grenade. Obsolete. rare. flask1769 (See quot. 1769) ? Obsolete. petrol bomb1903 A crude bomb consisting of a container (usually a bottle) filled with petrol and topped with an improvised cloth wick which is ignited just… rifle grenade1909 a grenade discharged from a rifle. hairbrush1916 Used (chiefly attributively) of a kind of hand-grenade. Mills1916 A type of oval hand grenade serrated on the outside to form shrapnel on explosion. Chiefly attributive, esp. in Mills bomb. pineapple bomb1916 a bomb; a hand grenade, a light trench mortar. stick grenade1917 a grenade with a protruding handle to facilitate throwing; cf. stick-bomb, n.1 fragmentation bomb1918 one designed to disintegrate into small fragments on explosion. pineapple1918 slang. Short for pineapple bomb n. at compounds 2. potato-masher grenade1925 an implement for mashing cooked potatoes, consisting of a perforated flat plate or wire framework (formerly, a solid wooden cylinder) attached to a… spitball1925 transferred and figurative. Molotov cocktail1940 In full Molotov cocktail (also †Molotov's cocktail). A makeshift incendiary device for throwing by hand, consisting of a bottle or other breakable… sticky bomb1940 (during the Second World War (1939–45)) an anti-tank grenade covered with an adhesive substance to make it stick to its target; (in later use) any… stick-bomb1941 During the Second World War (1939–45): an anti-tank grenade covered with an adhesive substance to make it stick to its target. In later use: any… red devila1944 A type of Italian hand grenade used during the Second World War (1939–45). Also attributive. Now historical. stun grenade1977 a grenade that only stuns through its sound and flash. flash-bang1982 A grenade that produces a bright flash and a loud noise so as to stun or disorientate people without causing serious injury; a stun grenade. Cf… Subcategories:— smoke grenade (3) — pin of grenade (1) |
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