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[ gri-neyd ] / grɪˈneɪd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR grenade ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna small shell containing an explosive and thrown by hand or fired from a rifle or launching device. a similar missile containing a chemical, as for dispersing tear gas or fire-extinguishing substances. verb (used with object), gre·nad·ed, gre·nad·ing.to attack with a grenade or grenades. Origin of grenade1525–35; <French <Spanish granada pomegranate, special use of granado having grains <Latin grānātus.See grain, -ate1 Words nearby grenadegremlin, gremmie, gremmy, Grenache, Grenada, grenade, grenade launcher, Grenadian, grenadier, grenadilla, grenadine Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for grenadeWe could say we were approached by a local bad guy with a grenade in his hand. ‘Kill Team’: The Documentary the Army Doesn’t Want You to See|Andrew Romano|July 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST Holmes: “I had five seconds from the time the pin falls off from that grenade until it will explode.” ‘Kill Team’: The Documentary the Army Doesn’t Want You to See|Andrew Romano|July 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST Morlock: “[Holmes] let off a burst from the saw, I pulled his ass down, the grenade goes off.” ‘Kill Team’: The Documentary the Army Doesn’t Want You to See|Andrew Romano|July 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST Then the grenade detonated, and he reflexively fired off “a couple” of shots in the chaos. ‘Kill Team’: The Documentary the Army Doesn’t Want You to See|Andrew Romano|July 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And the third was Mullah Adahdad, 45, an unarmed cleric who was attacked with a grenade and gunned down by several soldiers. ‘Kill Team’: The Documentary the Army Doesn’t Want You to See|Andrew Romano|July 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST When a grenade drops in a British trench somebody seizes it instantly and throws it back. Mr. Britling Sees It Through|H. G. Wells "You ought to have seen me throw that grenade away," he said. The Iron Division, National Guard of Pennsylvania, in the World War|H. G. Proctor When the grenade is to be thrown the safety pin is withdrawn. Manual of Military Training|James A. Moss At any rate, there was nothing that I could do but brace myself against what might happen when that grenade met the floor. Huts in Hell|Daniel A. Poling The listening station must be large enough for half a squad, and often has an automatic rifle and grenade thrower. Military Instructors Manual|James P. Cole and Oliver Schoonmaker
British Dictionary definitions for grenade
nouna small container filled with explosive thrown by hand or fired from a rifle a sealed glass vessel that is thrown and shatters to release chemicals, such as tear gas or a fire extinguishing agent Word Origin for grenadeC16: from French, from Spanish granada pomegranate, from Late Latin grānāta, from Latin grānātus seedy; see grain Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to grenadeexplosive, shell, missile, pineapple, fireball |