: 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 organization later posted an image of grenade fragments left over from the attack, showing the weapons were packed with ball bearings.
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Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2025
Live grenades and bombs remain scattered across a quarter of the island.
—Audrey McAvoy, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2025
In 2015, with his fall, Justice Winslow proved to be a grenade.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 27 June 2025
With his helmet, grenade and pistol gone, Smith retrieved the pistol to bring down his Vietcong attacker.
—Chase Peterson-Withorn, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
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Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2025
Live grenades and bombs remain scattered across a quarter of the island.
—Audrey McAvoy, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2025
In 2015, with his fall, Justice Winslow proved to be a grenade.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 27 June 2025
With his helmet, grenade and pistol gone, Smith retrieved the pistol to bring down his Vietcong attacker.
—Chase Peterson-Withorn, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
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“Grenade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grenade. Accessed 22 Jul. 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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