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gre·nade
(grə-nād′)n.
1. A small bomb or explosive missile that is detonated by a fuse and thrown by hand or shot from a rifle or launcher.
2. A glass container filled with a chemical such as tear gas that is dispersed when the container is thrown and broken.
[French, from Old French (pome) grenate, pomegranate (from its shape); see pomegranate.]
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grenade
(ɡrɪˈneɪd)n
1. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a small container filled with explosive thrown by hand or fired from a rifle
2. (Chemistry) a sealed glass vessel that is thrown and shatters to release chemicals, such as tear gas or a fire extinguishing agent
[C16: from French, from Spanish granada pomegranate, from Late Latin grānāta, from Latin grānātus seedy; see grain]
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gre•nade
(grɪˈneɪd)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 substances.
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| Noun | 1. |  grenade - a small explosive bomb thrown by hand or fired from a missilebomb - an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions hand grenade - a grenade designed to be thrown by hand rifle grenade - a grenade that is thrown from a launching device attached to the barrel of a rifle |
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grenade
[grɪˈneɪd]A. N (also hand grenade) → granada f
B. CPD grenade launcher N → lanzagranadas m inv
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grenade
(grəˈneid) noun a small bomb, especially one thrown by hand. granada
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