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  • 1Hand grenade — M67 fragmentation grenade, a widely used modern hand grenade. A hand grenade is any small bomb that can be thrown by hand. Hand grenades are classified into three categories, explosive grenades, chemical and gas grenades.[1] Explosive grenades… …

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  • 2hand grenade — Synonyms and related words: aerial bomb, antipersonnel bomb, bomb, bombshell, carcass, concussion grenade, depth bomb, depth charge, fire bomb, gas grenade, grenade, incendiary bomb, incendiary grenade, infernal machine, petard, tear gas grenade …

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  • 3tear gas grenade — Synonyms and related words: aerial bomb, antipersonnel bomb, bomb, bombshell, carcass, concussion grenade, depth bomb, depth charge, fire bomb, gas grenade, grenade, hand grenade, incendiary bomb, incendiary grenade, infernal machine, petard,… …

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  • 4Grenade launcher — A grenade launcher is a weapon that launches a grenade with more accuracy, higher velocity and to greater distances than a soldier could throw it by hand.Grenade launchers can either come in the form of standalone weapons (either single shot or… …

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  • 5grenade — [grə nād′] n. [Fr < OFr, pomegranate < L ( malum) granatum, (apple) with seeds, pomegranate < granatus, seedy < granum, seed, GRAIN] 1. a small bomb detonated by a fuze and thrown by hand or fired from a rifle 2. a glass container to… …

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  • 6grenade — /gri nayd /, n., v., grenaded, grenading. n. 1. a small shell containing an explosive and thrown by hand or fired from a rifle or launching device. 2. a similar missile containing a chemical, as for dispersing tear gas or fire extinguishing… …

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  • 7grenade — Synonyms and related words: aerial bomb, antipersonnel bomb, bomb, bombshell, carcass, concussion grenade, depth bomb, depth charge, fire bomb, gas grenade, hand grenade, incendiary bomb, incendiary grenade, infernal machine, petard, tear gas… …

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  • 8grenade — /grəˈneɪd / (say gruh nayd) noun 1. a small explosive shell thrown by hand or fired from a rifle. 2. a glass missile for scattering chemicals in order to put out fires, spread tear gas, etc. 3. Also, hand grenade. Colloquial (humorous) a 250 ml… …

  • 9grenade — noun Etymology: Middle French, literally, pomegranate, from Late Latin granata, from Latin, feminine of granatus seedy, from granum grain more at corn Date: 1591 a small missile that contains an explosive or a chemical agent (as tear gas, a flame …

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  • 10grenade — gre•nade [[t]grɪˈneɪd[/t]] n. 1) mil a small shell containing an explosive and thrown by hand or fired from a rifle or launching device 2) a similar missile containing a chemical, as for dispersing tear gas or fire extinguishing substances •… …

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