About The Word Grenade

Bay Area Crosswords
  1. Bay Area Crosswords
  2. Crossoword Dictionary
  3. G Words
  4. G-79
  5. Grenade

Learn about the word Grenade to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Grenade definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Grenade

Grenade Meaning & Definition
Grenade Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Grenade?

[n] a small explosive bomb thrown by hand or fired from a missile

Synonyms | Synonyms for Grenade:

Related Terms | Find terms related to 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

See Also | bomb | hand grenade | rifle grenade

Grenade In Webster's Dictionary

\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. {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.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day