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grenade
(encz) | grenade,granát n: Zdeněk Brož |
Grenade
(gcide) | Grenade \Gre*nade"\, n. [F. grenade a pomegranate, a grenade, or
Sp. granada; orig., filled with seeds. So called from the
resemblance of its shape to a pomegranate. See Carnet,
Grain a kernel, and cf. Pomegranate.] (Min.)
A hollow ball or shell of iron filled with powder of other
explosive, ignited by means of a fuse, and thrown from the
hand among enemies.
[1913 Webster]
Hand grenade.
(a) A small grenade of iron or glass, usually about two and a
half inches in diameter, to be thrown from the hand into
the head of a sap, trenches, covered way, or upon
besiegers mounting a breach.
(b) A portable fire extinguisher consisting of a glass bottle
containing water and gas. It is thrown into the flames.
Called also fire grenade.
Rampart grenades, grenades of various sizes, which, when
used, are rolled over the pararapet in a trough.
[1913 Webster] |
grenade
(wn) | grenade
n 1: a small explosive bomb thrown by hand or fired from a
missile |
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grenade
(encz) | grenade,granát n: Zdeněk Brož |
grenade thrower
(encz) | grenade thrower, n: |
grenades
(encz) | grenades,granáty n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
hand grenade
(encz) | hand grenade,ruční granát [voj.] Ritchie |
rifle grenade
(encz) | rifle grenade, n: |
smoke grenade
(encz) | smoke grenade, n: |
fire grenade
(gcide) | Grenade \Gre*nade"\, n. [F. grenade a pomegranate, a grenade, or
Sp. granada; orig., filled with seeds. So called from the
resemblance of its shape to a pomegranate. See Carnet,
Grain a kernel, and cf. Pomegranate.] (Min.)
A hollow ball or shell of iron filled with powder of other
explosive, ignited by means of a fuse, and thrown from the
hand among enemies.
[1913 Webster]
Hand grenade.
(a) A small grenade of iron or glass, usually about two and a
half inches in diameter, to be thrown from the hand into
the head of a sap, trenches, covered way, or upon
besiegers mounting a breach.
(b) A portable fire extinguisher consisting of a glass bottle
containing water and gas. It is thrown into the flames.
Called also fire grenade.
Rampart grenades, grenades of various sizes, which, when
used, are rolled over the pararapet in a trough.
[1913 Webster] |
fragmentation grenade
(gcide) | fragmentation grenade \fragmentation grenade\ n. (Mil.)
A type of hand grenade designed to burst into multiple
fragments upon detonation of the explosive charge; the
fragments fly away at high velocity, killing or wounding
persons nearby. Contrasted to concussion grenade. The
common type of fragmentation grenade used by the American
military was sometimes jocosely referred to as a pineapple
from its reticulated surface appearance, resembling that of
the fruit.
[PJC] |
Hand grenade
(gcide) | Grenade \Gre*nade"\, n. [F. grenade a pomegranate, a grenade, or
Sp. granada; orig., filled with seeds. So called from the
resemblance of its shape to a pomegranate. See Carnet,
Grain a kernel, and cf. Pomegranate.] (Min.)
A hollow ball or shell of iron filled with powder of other
explosive, ignited by means of a fuse, and thrown from the
hand among enemies.
[1913 Webster]
Hand grenade.
(a) A small grenade of iron or glass, usually about two and a
half inches in diameter, to be thrown from the hand into
the head of a sap, trenches, covered way, or upon
besiegers mounting a breach.
(b) A portable fire extinguisher consisting of a glass bottle
containing water and gas. It is thrown into the flames.
Called also fire grenade.
Rampart grenades, grenades of various sizes, which, when
used, are rolled over the pararapet in a trough.
[1913 Webster] |
Rampart grenades
(gcide) | Grenade \Gre*nade"\, n. [F. grenade a pomegranate, a grenade, or
Sp. granada; orig., filled with seeds. So called from the
resemblance of its shape to a pomegranate. See Carnet,
Grain a kernel, and cf. Pomegranate.] (Min.)
A hollow ball or shell of iron filled with powder of other
explosive, ignited by means of a fuse, and thrown from the
hand among enemies.
[1913 Webster]
Hand grenade.
(a) A small grenade of iron or glass, usually about two and a
half inches in diameter, to be thrown from the hand into
the head of a sap, trenches, covered way, or upon
besiegers mounting a breach.
(b) A portable fire extinguisher consisting of a glass bottle
containing water and gas. It is thrown into the flames.
Called also fire grenade.
Rampart grenades, grenades of various sizes, which, when
used, are rolled over the pararapet in a trough.
[1913 Webster] |
grenade
(wn) | grenade
n 1: a small explosive bomb thrown by hand or fired from a
missile |
grenade thrower
(wn) | grenade thrower
n 1: an infantryman equipped with grenades [syn: grenadier,
grenade thrower] |
hand grenade
(wn) | hand grenade
n 1: a grenade designed to be thrown by hand |
rifle grenade
(wn) | rifle grenade
n 1: a grenade that is thrown from a launching device attached
to the barrel of a rifle |
smoke grenade
(wn) | smoke grenade
n 1: a bomb that gives off thick smoke when it explodes; used to
make a smoke screen or to mark a position [syn: {smoke
bomb}, smoke grenade] |
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