| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| grenade |
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| SYLLABICATION: | gre·nade |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  gr -n d |
| NOUN: | 1. A small bomb or explosive missile that is detonated by a fuse and thrown by hand or shot from a rifle or launcher. 2. A glass container filled with a chemical such as tear gas that is dispersed when the container is thrown and broken. | | ETYMOLOGY: | French, from Old French (pome) grenate, pomegranate (from its shape). See pomegranate.
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