grenade

noun

gre·​nade grə-ˈnād 

: 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)

Examples of grenade in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But one of the grenades remains unaccounted for, according to the ATF, which is leading the investigation into the blast. —Jessica Botelho, Baltimore Sun, 28 July 2025

The next day, however, one of the grenades exploded, killing detectives Joshua Kelley-Eklund, Victor Lemus and William Osborn. —Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 26 July 2025

The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms and Explosives has taken over the investigation to find the grenade. —Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 26 July 2025

Officials do not believe the second grenade was lost en route from Santa Monica to the training center, Luna said. —Phil Helsel, NBC news, 26 July 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle French, literally, pomegranate, from Late Latin granata, from Latin, feminine of granatus seedy, from granum grain — more at corn

First Known Use

1591, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing grenade

• concussion grenade
• flash-bang grenade
• flash grenade
• fragmentation grenade
• smoke grenade
• stun grenade

Rhymes for grenade

• afraid
• allayed
• arcade
• arrayed
• assayed
• barmaid
• betrayed
• blockade
• bridesmaid
• brigade
• brocade
• buffeted

Kids Definition

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