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Word: Grenade
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘pomegranate’): from French, alteration of Old French (pome) grenate (see pomegranate), on the pattern of Spanish granada. The bomb was so named because it supposedly resembled a pomegranate in shape
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɡrɪˈneɪd
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a small bomb thrown by hand or launched mechanically.
Short Definition:small bomb thrown by hand or launched mechanically
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