: a small missile that contains an explosive or a chemical agent (such as tear gas, a flame producer, or a smoke producer) and that is thrown by hand or projected (as by a rifle or special launcher)
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The Russian boats have mounted weapon systems, including machine guns and grenade launchers, transforming these vessels into agile combat platforms.
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Vikram Mittal, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
In 2001: Inside the Parliament of India, five gunmen killed six Delhi police officers, two security officers and another staff member before security forces fatally shot the terrorists, who reportedly were armed with AK-47s, grenade launchers and pistols.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 13 Dec. 2024
Benjamin Walker’s Peter Jennings has a jaw-dropper of a line about knowing the kill-zone radius of a grenade.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
The starting set includes two-to-three weapons from simple but popular categories like ARs, shotguns, sniper rifles, SMGs, and basic grenades.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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Vikram Mittal, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
In 2001: Inside the Parliament of India, five gunmen killed six Delhi police officers, two security officers and another staff member before security forces fatally shot the terrorists, who reportedly were armed with AK-47s, grenade launchers and pistols.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 13 Dec. 2024
Benjamin Walker’s Peter Jennings has a jaw-dropper of a line about knowing the kill-zone radius of a grenade.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
The starting set includes two-to-three weapons from simple but popular categories like ARs, shotguns, sniper rifles, SMGs, and basic grenades.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Grenade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grenade. Accessed 3 Jan. 2025.
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grenade
noun
gre·nade
grə-ˈnād 
: a small bomb that is thrown by hand or launched (as by a rifle)
Etymology
from early French grenade, granade "pomegranate, grenade," from Latin granata "pomegranate," derived from Latin granatus "seedy," from granum "grain, seed" — related to garnet, grain, pomegranate see Word History at garnet
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