Grenade Meaning
/ɡɹəˈneɪd/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA small explosive device, designed to be thrown by hand or launched using a rifle, grenade launcher, or rocket.
nounA pomegranate.
Sentence Examples
Mommy, I want you to buy me a grenade!
I have a grenade.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The soldier threw a ____ into the enemy bunker.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The soldier carefully threw a smoke ____ to provide cover for his squad as they moved across the open field.
Word Origin & History
Borrowed from French grenade, from Old French grenate in the phrase pomme grenate (“pomegranate”), ultimately from Medieval Latin pomum (“apple”) + granatum (“having grains”). The -d developed in French under influence of Spanish granada. Doublet of garnet.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Some of the infantry got pinned down by it, and from cover kept up the battle by grenading rubble piles or any other likely spots ahead of them."
— 2001, Samuel Lyman Atwood Marshall, Island Victory: The Battle of Kwajalein Atoll, page 43:
"They advanced after grenading the next traverse, much like the British did."
— 2015, Gordon L. Rottman, The Hand Grenade, page 46:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The soldier threw a ____ into the enemy bunker.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The soldier carefully threw a smoke ____ to provide cover for his squad as they moved across the open field.