grenade
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Definition of grenade
: 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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Police then searched his vehicle and found firearms and ammunition, and a search of his home found more than a dozen more weapons, including a grenade launcher, shotguns, rifles with scopes, silencers and high-capacity magazines. — Eric Levenson, CNN, "Police went to help a man in a car accident. Then they found an arsenal of weapons, prosecutors say," 21 Aug. 2019 Other reports not backed by evidence include claims that protesters were paid, and that some fired on police with grenade launchers. — Los Angeles Times, "Hong Kong’s tough strategy against protests — and how it could backfire," 20 Aug. 2019 And that’s the problem. Forget, for a moment, that Harbaugh and Fickell lobbed grenades at one another over the handling of a transfer. — Shawn Windsor, Detroit Free Press, "Jim Harbaugh's grenades at Luke Fickell a symptom of terrible NCAA rule," 14 Aug. 2019 The explosive devices containing shrapnel were designed to be fired from a 37mm grenade launcher, according to authorities. — Kevin Krause, Dallas News, "Feds are looking for militia man with 'violent tendencies' who mounted armed patrols on South Texas border," 9 Aug. 2019 The special counsel staff threw a very improper grenade with the pin pulled into the Congress. — Conrad Black, National Review, "Trump: A Brief History Thereof," 1 Aug. 2019 Last spring, Blizzard rolled out Baptiste, a healer who could fire projectiles similar to a grenade launcher to lob boosts of health to teammates. — Brett Molina, USA TODAY, "New Overwatch hero Sigma has arrived. What to know about abilities, origin and more," 23 July 2019 Videos of her confronting soldiers with rifles, grenade launchers and armored vests, helmets and vehicles often go viral, with over 300,000 fans on Facebook. — Austen Erblat, sun-sentinel.com, "Evening with ‘youngest journalist in Palestine’ coming to restaurant," 19 July 2019 During the stop, officers discovered multiple firearms, ammunition, and a M67 hand grenade with the pin in place. — Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, "Florida man arrested after telling officers he has 'live' grenade in car," 11 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'grenade.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for grenade
grenade
noun
English Language Learners Definition of grenade
: a small bomb that is designed to be thrown by someone or shot from a rifle
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grenade
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Kids Definition of grenade
: a small bomb designed to be thrown by hand or fired (as by a rifle)
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