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grenade

A small explosive device, designed to be thrown by hand or launched using a rifle, grenade launcher, or rocket.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026

A small explosive device, designed to be thrown by hand or launched using a rifle, grenade launcher, or rocket.

Origin: Borrowed from , from in the phrase pomegranate, ultimately from + having grains. The -d developed in French under influence of .. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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  • “Pictured: Young mother murdered by her ex-partner 'who forced his way into her house and killed them both with a grenade' in explosion that left three others injured trib.al/9qqDC3i”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Update 1.0.6.3 is live, featuring changes to grenade inventory management, access to prestige salvage, and more. Full details: bit.ly/marathon1063”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Glad the grenade spamming finally got a well needed nerf 🐂”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Bristol explosion: Man killed himself and his ex after ‘setting off hand grenade on her doorstep’ https://www.europesays.com/britain/29216/ The explosion in Bristol was caused by ‘a hand grenade set off by an ex’, it has been…”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “I tried to interact with something and instead pressed the wrong button which ended up throwing a grenade which blew me up and then ncpd murdered me”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#2·Apr 27, 2026

(heraldiccharge) A charge similar to a fireball, and made of a disc-shaped bomb shell, but with only one set of flames at the top.

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#3·Apr 27, 2026

(obsolete) A pomegranate.

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