: 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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Videos show flashbang grenades erupting on the street, followed by residents of the building—children among them—being led to a parking lot across the street.
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Rebecca Schneid, Time, 4 Oct. 2025
According to some defense reports, some of these ATVs have been fitted with weapons like PKM machine guns, NSV or Kord heavy machine guns, and AGS-17 grenade launchers.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
Strobe lights, spinning grenades, and spurting blood accompany the unts-unts-unts.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
One person was charged for shining a laser in the eyes of ICE agents, another for throwing a smoke grenade at ICE officers and a third for attempting to damage equipment at the facility and then striking and kicking officers while being arrested.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
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Rebecca Schneid, Time, 4 Oct. 2025
According to some defense reports, some of these ATVs have been fitted with weapons like PKM machine guns, NSV or Kord heavy machine guns, and AGS-17 grenade launchers.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
Strobe lights, spinning grenades, and spurting blood accompany the unts-unts-unts.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
One person was charged for shining a laser in the eyes of ICE agents, another for throwing a smoke grenade at ICE officers and a third for attempting to damage equipment at the facility and then striking and kicking officers while being arrested.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
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“Grenade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grenade. Accessed 10 Oct. 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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