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hand-grenade

hand-grenade is the alternative form of hand grenade.

Meaning of hand grenade

Noun

hand grenade (plural hand grenades)

  1. A small hand-held explosive device designed to be thrown at an enemy.
    • It began with a verbal hand grenade lobbed by Mr. Trump Monday, decrying the staggered release of hostages under the painstakingly crafted Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement brokered by his own envoy along with Qatar, Egypt, and the outgoing Biden administration.2025 February 11, Taylor Luck, “Jordan in a bind: What to offer Trump instead of taking in Gaza refugees?”, in The Christian Science Monitor
  2. (archaic) A fire grenade (kind of portable fire extinguisher).

Forms of hand-grenade

pluralhand-grenades

Questions about hand-grenade

What is hand-grenade the alternative form of?
Hand-grenade is the alternative form of hand grenade.

Words near hand-grenade in the dictionary

  1. hand-foot syndrome
  2. hand-foot-genital syndrome
  3. hand-foot-mouth disease
  4. hand-footed
  5. hand-for-hand
  6. hand-grenade
  7. hand-grenades
  8. hand-grip
  9. hand-grips
  10. hand-held
  11. hand-held console

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