: 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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Goldberg-Polin, then 23, threw out the grenades one by one, before one detonated in his hand, blowing his arm off from the elbow down.
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Christian Edwards, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem told Fox News late last month that a TdA ringleader was busted in an immigration raid in the Bronx and was trying to buy grenades.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 20 Feb. 2025
In good times and bad times, the president enjoys taking a grenade out on a Saturday afternoon, throwing it on the floor and watching everybody react.
—ABC News, 16 Feb. 2025
Type 97 grenades were typically filled with the explosive chemical compound TNT and weighed about a pound.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Jan. 2025
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Christian Edwards, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem told Fox News late last month that a TdA ringleader was busted in an immigration raid in the Bronx and was trying to buy grenades.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 20 Feb. 2025
In good times and bad times, the president enjoys taking a grenade out on a Saturday afternoon, throwing it on the floor and watching everybody react.
—ABC News, 16 Feb. 2025
Type 97 grenades were typically filled with the explosive chemical compound TNT and weighed about a pound.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Grenade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grenade. Accessed 12 Mar. 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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