grenade

[ gri-neyd ]

/ grɪˈneɪd /

a small shell containing an explosive and thrown by hand or fired from a rifle or launching device.

a similar missile containing a chemical, as for dispersing tear gas or fire-extinguishing substances.

to attack with a grenade or grenades.

Origin of grenade

1525–35; < French < Spanish granada pomegranate, special use of granado having grains < Latin grānātus. See grain, -ate¹

We could say we were approached by a local bad guy with a grenade in his hand.

‘Kill Team’: The Documentary the Army Doesn’t Want You to See |Andrew Romano |July 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Holmes: “I had five seconds from the time the pin falls off from that grenade until it will explode.”

‘Kill Team’: The Documentary the Army Doesn’t Want You to See |Andrew Romano |July 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Morlock: “[Holmes] let off a burst from the saw, I pulled his ass down, the grenade goes off.”

‘Kill Team’: The Documentary the Army Doesn’t Want You to See |Andrew Romano |July 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Then the grenade detonated, and he reflexively fired off “a couple” of shots in the chaos.

‘Kill Team’: The Documentary the Army Doesn’t Want You to See |Andrew Romano |July 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

And the third was Mullah Adahdad, 45, an unarmed cleric who was attacked with a grenade and gunned down by several soldiers.

‘Kill Team’: The Documentary the Army Doesn’t Want You to See |Andrew Romano |July 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
When a grenade drops in a British trench somebody seizes it instantly and throws it back.

Mr. Britling Sees It Through |H. G. Wells
"You ought to have seen me throw that grenade away," he said.

The Iron Division, National Guard of Pennsylvania, in the World War |H. G. Proctor
When the grenade is to be thrown the safety pin is withdrawn.

Manual of Military Training |James A. Moss
At any rate, there was nothing that I could do but brace myself against what might happen when that grenade met the floor.

Huts in Hell |Daniel A. Poling
The listening station must be large enough for half a squad, and often has an automatic rifle and grenade thrower.

Military Instructors Manual |James P. Cole and Oliver Schoonmaker

grenade

/ (ɡrɪˈneɪd) /

a small container filled with explosive thrown by hand or fired from a rifle

a sealed glass vessel that is thrown and shatters to release chemicals, such as tear gas or a fire extinguishing agent

C16: from French, from Spanish granada pomegranate, from Late Latin grānāta, from Latin grānātus seedy; see grain