Definition of Grenede
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- an explosive device, usually thrown by hand or launched from a grenade launcher
French
- pomegranate
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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