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grenade 音标拼音: [grən'ed] n. 手榴弹 手榴弹 grenade n 1: a small explosive bomb thrown by hand or fired from a missileGrenade \ 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] 18 Moby Thesaurus words for " grenade": aerial bomb, antipersonnel bomb, bomb, bombshell, carcass, concussion grenade, depth bomb, depth charge, fire bomb, gas grenade, hand grenade, incendiary bomb, incendiary grenade, infernal machine, petard, tear- gas grenade, time bomb, wall grenade
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