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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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The police said that a bag in the vehicle contained knives, stun grenades and materials for firebombs, and that the suspects had been heading for Jerusalem.
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The widow of Speer and another American soldier blinded by the grenade in Afghanistan filed a wrongful death and injury lawsuit against Khadr in 2014 fearing Khadr might get his hands on money from his $20 million wrongful imprisonment lawsuit.
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The widow of Speer and another American soldier blinded by the grenade in Afghanistan filed a wrongful death and injury lawsuit against Khadr in 2014 fearing Khadr might get his hands on money from his $20 million wrongful imprisonment lawsuit.
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But about two weeks after the wedding, Venezuelan police raided the apartment Holt shared with his new wife, claiming to find an AK-47 and a hand grenade.
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On Tuesday night, Venezuelan police used a helicopter to drop grenades on the Supreme Court in the country's capital city, Caracas.
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Shotguns, sniper rifles, grenades, machine guns, tanks, airplanes, and lots of explosions filled out a predicable-yet-sexy reveal for the latest in Activision’s long-running sales blockbuster.
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Soldiers and police too have been hurt in the demonstrations as protesters hurl back gas grenades or launch rocks, but they are generally cared for by official ambulances.
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The buildings, though elegantly designed, have suffered from decades of neglect and in one case a few too many grenade explosions.
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Origin and Etymology of grenade
Middle French, literally, pomegranate, from Late Latin granata, from Latin, feminine of granatus seedy, from granum grain — more at corn
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grenade
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: a small bomb that is designed to be thrown by someone or shot from a rifle
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: a small bomb designed to be thrown by hand or fired (as by a rifle)
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