hand grenade
hand grenade · hand grenades
граната
Handgranate
A small hand-held explosive device designed to be thrown at an enemyA small hand-held explosive device designed to be thrown at an enemy.
/ˈhænd.ɡɹəˈneɪd/
» Tom was killed by a hand grenade.
Meaning
2 sensesA small hand-held explosive device designed to be thrown at an enemy.
Handgranate
грана́таgranáta
a grenade designed to be thrown by hand
(archaic)A fire grenade (kind of portable fire extinguisher).
Examples
6 sentencesTom was killed by a hand grenade.
Toss a hand grenade into the trench.
Close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades.
Stefan found a very old hand grenade inside the safe.
How could a translator accidentally call a fire extinguisher a hand grenade?
Translations
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Forms
plural: hand grenadesWord family
1 related wordsRelatedgrenade