Moby Thesaurus. Grady Ward. 1996.
grenade — Synonyms and related words: 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… … Moby Thesaurus
tear grenade — tear bomb, tear shell, or tear grenade «tihr», a bomb, shell, or grenade filled with tear gas. tear shell «tihr», a shell of tear gas … Useful english dictionary
tear bomb — /tear/ a bomb or grenade containing tear gas. Also called tear shell, tear grenade. * * * … Universalium
grenade — [grə nād′] n. [Fr < OFr, pomegranate < L ( malum) granatum, (apple) with seeds, pomegranate < granatus, seedy < granum, seed, GRAIN] 1. a small bomb detonated by a fuze and thrown by hand or fired from a rifle 2. a glass container to… … English World dictionary
tear bomb — noun Etymology: tear (I) : a bomb charged with tear gas * * * /tear/ a bomb or grenade containing tear gas. Also called tear shell, tear grenade. * * * tear bomb, tear shell, or tear grenade «tihr», a bomb … Useful english dictionary
grenade — /gri nayd /, n., v., grenaded, grenading. n. 1. a small shell containing an explosive and thrown by hand or fired from a rifle or launching device. 2. a similar missile containing a chemical, as for dispersing tear gas or fire extinguishing… … Universalium
tear shell — noun Etymology: tear (I) : an artillery shell charged with tear gas * * * /tear/. See tear bomb. [1915 20] * * * tear shell noun A shell that disperses tear gas • • • Main Entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Grenade launcher — A grenade launcher is a weapon that launches a grenade with more accuracy, higher velocity and to greater distances than a soldier could throw it by hand.Grenade launchers can either come in the form of standalone weapons (either single shot or… … Wikipedia
grenade — /grəˈneɪd / (say gruh nayd) noun 1. a small explosive shell thrown by hand or fired from a rifle. 2. a glass missile for scattering chemicals in order to put out fires, spread tear gas, etc. 3. Also, hand grenade. Colloquial (humorous) a 250 ml… …
grenade — noun Etymology: Middle French, literally, pomegranate, from Late Latin granata, from Latin, feminine of granatus seedy, from granum grain more at corn Date: 1591 a small missile that contains an explosive or a chemical agent (as tear gas, a flame … New Collegiate Dictionary
