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1. a grenade or explosive shell that is thrown by hand and exploded either by impact or by means of a fuze.2. a grenade or glass missile containing a chemical, for extinguishing fire.[1655-65]
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Hand grenade — Grenade Gre*nade , n. [F. grenade a pomegranate, a grenade, or Sp. granada; orig., filled with seeds. So called from the resemblance of its shape to a pomegranate. See {Carnet}, {Grain} a kernel, and cf. {Pomegranate}.] (Min.) A hollow ball or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hand-grenade — (n.) 1660s, from HAND (Cf. hand) (n.) + GRENADE (Cf. grenade), which at that time referred to any explosive missile … Etymology dictionary
hand grenade — hand grenades N COUNT A hand grenade is the same as a grenade … English dictionary
hand grenade — ► NOUN ▪ a hand thrown grenade … English terms dictionary
hand grenade — n. a small grenade thrown by hand and exploded by a timed fuze or by impact … English World dictionary
hand grenade — hand′ grenade n. mil an explosive shell that is thrown by hand and exploded by impact or by means of a fuze • Etymology: 1655–65 … From formal English to slang
hand grenade — index bomb Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Hand 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… … Wikipedia
hand grenade — noun a grenade designed to be thrown by hand (Freq. 2) • Hypernyms: ↑grenade * * * ˈhand grenade [hand grenade hand grenades] noun a small bomb that is thrown by hand … Useful english dictionary
hand grenade — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms hand grenade : singular hand grenade plural hand grenades a small bomb that explodes after it has been thrown by hand … English dictionary
hand grenade — hand gre,nade noun count a small bomb that explodes after it has been thrown by hand … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
