'Grenade' definitions:
Definition of 'grenade'
From: WordNet
noun
A small explosive bomb thrown by hand or fired from a missile
Definition of 'Grenade'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'grenade'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aerial bomb,
- antipersonnel bomb,
- bomb,
- bombshell,
- carcass,
- concussion grenade,
- depth bomb,
- depth charge,
- fire bomb,
- gas grenade,
- hand grenade,
- incendiary bomb,
- incendiary grenade,
- infernal machine,
- petard,
- tear-gas grenade,
- time bomb,
- wall grenade