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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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 shell of iron filled with powder of other explosive, ignited by means of a fuse, and thrown from the hand among enemies. {Hand grenade}. a A small grenade of iron or glass, usually about two and a half inches in diameter, to be thrown from the hand into the head of a sap, trenches, covered way or upon besiegers mounting a breach. b A portable fire extinguisher consisting of a glass bottle containing water and gas. It is thrown into the flames. Called also {fire grenade}. {Rampart grenades}, grenades of various sizes, which when used are rolled over the pararapet in a trough. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: grenade n : a small explosive bomb thrown by hand or fired from a missile
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