grenade

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gre·nade /ɡrəˈneɪd/ noun [countable]  PMWa small bomb that can be thrown by hand or fired from a gun 手榴弹；枪榴弹 a hand grenade 手榴弹

Examples from the Corpus

grenade• Tense soldiers detonated concussion grenades in an effort to disperse the crowds.• My idea of checking out a tunnel is throwing a hand grenade down it.• Only in horseshoes, hand grenades and presidential elections is close good enough.• They had detonated sticks of dynamite, and topped off the attack with a flurry of grenades.• Pick four men, send two to each side of the enemy position with a couple of Stens and some grenades.• Stephen reached down to his belt for the grenades.• A bomb disposal team made the grenade safe.• I pulled the pin out of the grenade.Origin grenade (1500-1600) French “pomegranate, grenade”, from Late Latin granata, from Latin granum ( → GRAIN); because the bomb looks like the fruit

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grenade
gre‧nade /ɡrəˈneɪd, ɡrɪˈneɪd/ noun [countable]
a small bomb that can be thrown by hand or fired from a gun:
    a hand grenade
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ bomb a weapon that explodes: The bomb exploded on a bus in Jerusalem during the city’s morning rush hour. | Fifty-five people were injured in a car bomb attack in Baghdad. | Morrow was convicted in 1998 of sending four letter bombs (=a small bomb hidden in a package and sent to someone in order to hurt or kill them) to government officials. | People were worried that terrorists would try to detonate a dirty bomb (=a bomb that contains nuclear materials )in the city centre.
   ▪ explosives bombs or substances that can cause explosions: They used explosives to blow the door off the front of the building. | The car was packed with 1,000 lbs of high explosives (=powerful explosives).
   ▪ device a bomb – used especially in news reports: Police found the device hidden in a suitcase. | A bomb threat was received and the building was evacuated, but no device was found.
   ▪ IED a bomb that has been made using whatever materials are available, especially one used to blow up soldiers travelling through a place. IED is short for ‘improvised explosive device’: Several soldiers were killed when an IED exploded as their convoy drove by.
   ▪ mine a type of bomb that is hidden just below the ground or under water, and that explodes when it is touched: The fields are still full of landmines. | The ship struck a mine and sank.
   ▪ grenade (also hand grenade) a small bomb that can be thrown by hand or fired from a special gun: He pulled the pin and threw a grenade toward the enemy’s position.

gren·adeBrE /ɡrəˈneɪd/ 🔊NAmE /ɡrəˈneɪd/ 🔊 nouna small bomb that can be thrown by hand or fired from a gun 榴弹；手榴弹；枪榴弹  ➡  see also hand grenade