: 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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Among the delivery methods, the SBU said, were grenades equipped with toxic substances like CS and CN irritants.
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Joseph Simonetti, ABC News, 17 Dec. 2024
The group has said that photo and video evidence has suggested that Russian troops used grenades with tear gas against Ukrainian soldiers.
—Anton Troianovski, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2024
Then, inevitably, into this uneasy peace, Spector drops a frag grenade.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2024
Tear gas grenades launched through windows and walls saturated the interior.
—Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2024
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Joseph Simonetti, ABC News, 17 Dec. 2024
The group has said that photo and video evidence has suggested that Russian troops used grenades with tear gas against Ukrainian soldiers.
—Anton Troianovski, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2024
Then, inevitably, into this uneasy peace, Spector drops a frag grenade.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2024
Tear gas grenades launched through windows and walls saturated the interior.
—Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Grenade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grenade. Accessed 18 Jan. 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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