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)
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The music swells, all is forgiven, and Dennis Reynolds has a grenade launcher. 
Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 3 Sep. 2022 Officers continued to search the property and found a second explosive: a World War II rifle grenade, Fisher said. Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2022 In 1966, after a grenade exploded near Mr. Page, he was taken to a hospital by his closest friend in Vietnam, the photographer Sean Flynn, the son of the movie star Errol Flynn. Matt Schudel, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Aug. 2022 In 1966, after a grenade exploded near Mr. Page, he was taken to a hospital by his closest friend in Vietnam, photographer Sean Flynn, the son of movie star Errol Flynn. Matt Schudel, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2022 Slowing down time while spinning in the air to fire a grenade at an enemy never gets old. Kris Holt, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022 Most notorious, perhaps, was the 2008 grenade attack on a crowd gathered in a main plaza to celebrate Mexican Independence Day in the central city of Morelia. Patrick J. Mcdonnell, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2022 The Flower Thrower—of a masked protester about to launch a bouquet like it’s a grenade? Maya Singer, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2022 What’s more, its unstructured, soft packaging resulted in her Pink Sauce exploding like a grenade full of melted crayons. Ella Quittner, Bon Appétit, 22 July 2022 See More
Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 3 Sep. 2022 Officers continued to search the property and found a second explosive: a World War II rifle grenade, Fisher said. Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2022 In 1966, after a grenade exploded near Mr. Page, he was taken to a hospital by his closest friend in Vietnam, the photographer Sean Flynn, the son of the movie star Errol Flynn. Matt Schudel, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Aug. 2022 In 1966, after a grenade exploded near Mr. Page, he was taken to a hospital by his closest friend in Vietnam, photographer Sean Flynn, the son of movie star Errol Flynn. Matt Schudel, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2022 Slowing down time while spinning in the air to fire a grenade at an enemy never gets old. Kris Holt, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022 Most notorious, perhaps, was the 2008 grenade attack on a crowd gathered in a main plaza to celebrate Mexican Independence Day in the central city of Morelia. Patrick J. Mcdonnell, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2022 The Flower Thrower—of a masked protester about to launch a bouquet like it’s a grenade? Maya Singer, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2022 What’s more, its unstructured, soft packaging resulted in her Pink Sauce exploding like a grenade full of melted crayons. Ella Quittner, Bon Appétit, 22 July 2022 See More 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
Kids Definition
grenade
noun
gre·nade grə-ˈnād
: a small bomb designed to be thrown by hand or fired (as by a rifle)