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fire grenade

fire grenade noun: a glass bulb filled with caustic and often carcinogenic liquid chemicals that, when thrown and broken in a fire, smother the fire by removing oxygen.

Noun

fire grenade (plural fire grenades)

  1. (obsolete) A glass bulb filled with caustic and often carcinogenic liquid chemicals that, when thrown and broken in a fire, smother the fire by removing oxygen.
  2. A thermite grenade.
  3. A white phosphorus grenade.
  4. A firebomb grenade.

Forms of fire grenade

pluralfire grenades

Questions about fire grenade

What does fire grenade mean?
Fire grenade means a glass bulb filled with caustic and often carcinogenic liquid chemicals that, when thrown and broken in a fire, smother the fire by removing oxygen.
What part of speech is fire grenade?
Fire grenade is a noun.
What is the plural of fire grenade?
The plural of fire grenade is fire grenades.

Words near fire grenade in the dictionary

  1. fire fountains
  2. fire gilding
  3. fire gilt
  4. fire grate
  5. fire grates
  6. fire grenade
  7. fire grenades
  8. fire grouse
  9. fire guard
  10. fire guards
  11. fire hall

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