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Definition of Grenades

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 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.

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- the main charge. Grenades work by dispersing fragments (fragmentation grenades), shockwaves (high-explosive, anti-tank and stun grenades), chemical aerosols...
- such as flares, incendiary rounds, gas grenades and smoke grenades. Law enforcement users generally employ grenade launchers in riot control operations...
- M26-series grenades used during the Korean and Vietnam Wars, and the older Mk 2 "pineapple" grenade used since World War I. The M67 grenade has a spheroidal...
- smoke grenades to obscure and conceal movement;[citation needed] similarly, "pop smoke", derived from a common way of ordering the use of smoke grenades, is...
- related to Stun grenades. FM 3-23.30 Grenades and Pyrotechnic Signals. GlobalSecurity.org, 1 September 2000. Ch. 1, Sec. 10. "Stun Hand Grenades". Retrieved...
- grenades propelled by the force of a blank cartridge. During the early 20th century a ****anese Colonel Amazawa experimented with rifle fired grenades...
- grenades". Lexpev.nl. Retrieved 2014-05-03. A/3/O8/PL GREN Training with Grenades. SA Army Headquarters. February 1980. Denel Land Systems. "Grenade Datasheets"...
- up Grenade, grenade, or grénade in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A grenade is a small explosive device which is hand thrown at its target. Grenade may...
- stopgap grenades, such as the jam tin grenade, until the Mills bomb was adopted. Ainslie, "Hand Grenades: A Handbook on Rifle and Hand Grenades". John...
- of a number of grenades developed for use by the British Army and Home Guard in the aftermath of the Dunkirk evacuation. The grenade first appeared in...