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Meanings of hand grenade in English

Catalan
granada de desencerclament

Non-lethal weapon.

Related terms
granada de desencerclament

A small hand-held bomb designed to be thrown by hand or fired from a grenade launcher.

Synonyms
Examples for "sting-ball grenade"
Examples for "sting-ball grenade"
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From a sting grenade.
Dark rivers of the heart
2
Only law-enforcement agencies had sting grenades.
Dark rivers of the heart
Usage of hand grenade in English
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Held them like she was keeping the pin in a hand grenade.
Nemesis Game
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I started to feel like I'd eaten a hand grenade for dinner.
For whom the minivan rolls: an aaron tucker mystery
3
When they go, it's like tossing a hand grenade into the engine.
Wired
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It had not paused to stare, snarl, or throw a hand grenade.
Dexter in the Dark
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The hellish skirmish ends with a Danish hand grenade killing several insurgents.
Reuters
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The military also said a hand grenade blast wounded another soldier on Wednesday.
Reuters
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Police said they believed the explosive device may have been a hand grenade.
Reuters
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The government said the device thrown was likely a hand grenade.
Radio NZ
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A hand grenade had been found in one of the cars.
The Life of Abraham Lincoln
10
What began as a hand grenade has ended up as a cluster bomb.
The Guardian
11
B. Korol is teaching them how to use a hand grenade.
A writer at war: vasily grossman with the red army
12
There wasn't an automatic weapon or a hand grenade in sight.
Mistress of the game
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That was the hand grenade going off in the middle of the crowd.
Mortal Allies
14
It's but the heaving of a hand grenade, and they strike their colours.
Micah Clarke / His Statement as made to his three grandchildren ...
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Starting it was like pulling the pin on a hand grenade.
The Irish Times
16
A hand grenade under her pillow exploded, claiming Smith's life instantly.
The South African
Translations for hand grenade