hand grenade

Frequency: 8.525.1 per million words

A small bomb thrown by hand.

grenadeADJECTIVE + NOUN

Categories:

hand

Examples (10)

  • The hijackers were armed with hand grenades.
  • The soldier threw a hand grenade into the bunker.
  • We learned how to safely handle a hand grenade during training.
  • The police found a stash of weapons including a hand grenade.
  • He pulled the pin out of the hand grenade and waited.
  • A hand grenade exploded nearby, causing chaos.
  • The museum display featured a World War II hand grenade.
  • They were attacked with a hand grenade during the patrol.
  • The distinctive shape of the hand grenade made it easily recognizable.
  • Using a hand grenade in a civilian area is a war crime.