GRENADES
Noun
grenades
plural of grenade
Anagrams
• deranges, grandees
Source: Wiktionary
GRENADE
Gre*nade", n. Etym: [F. grenade a pomegranate, a grenade, or Sp.
granada; orig., filled with seeds. So called from the resemblanse of
its shape to a pomegranate. See Carnet, Grain a kernel, and cf.
Pomegranate.] (Min.)
Definition: A hollow ball or shell of iron filled with powder of other
explosive, ignited by means of a fuse, and thrown from the hand among
enemies. Hand grenade. (a) A small grenade of iron or glass, usually
about two and a half inches in diameter, to be thrown from the hand
into the head of a sap, trenches, covered way, or upon besiegers
mounting a breach. (b) A portable fire extinguisher consisting of a
glass bottle containing water and gas. It is thrown into the flames.
Called also fire grenade. Rampart grenades, grenades of various
sizes, which, when used, are rolled over the pararapet in a trough.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition