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grenade /gri-nādˈ/ noun- A small bomb thrown by hand or shot from a rifle
- A glass projectile containing chemicals for putting out fires, testing drains, dispensing poison gas or tear gas, etc
ORIGIN: Fr, from Sp granada pomegranate, from L grānātus full of seeds (grāna) grenadier /gren-ə-dērˈ/ noun - Orig a soldier trained in the use of grenades
- Then, a member of the first company of every battalion of foot soldiers
- Now used as the title (Grenadier Guards) of part of the Guards Division of infantry
- Any of various African weaver birds with red and black plumage
- A deep-sea fish of the Macrouridae family
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