Grenade

Grenade may refer to:

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• The well-known hand grenade commonly used by soldiers.
• Tear gas grenades. These are often used for riot control.
• Stun grenades, also known as concussion grenades or flashbang grenades. These make blast only and no shrapnel. They are intended to stun without causing serious injury.
• Shaped explosive projectiles designed and implimented to be used with a grenade launcher.
• A symbol representing a stylized old style of grenade, with a rising flame, featured on the insignia of certain military units such as
• the French Gendarmerie,
• Italian Carabinieri,
• Dutch Koninklijke Marechaussee.
• also used as a charge in heraldry.

The word "grenade" comes from the Spanish granada ("pomegranate"), in reference to the general size of early grenades, and because its shrapnel pellets reminded soldiers of the seeds of a pomegranate. Grenadiers were originally a class of soldier specialized in throwing grenades.

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• Grenade is the name of a commune in the Haute-Garonne d?partement in France.

Pomegranate: P. granatum L....

Shrapnel: Shrapnel is the collective term for fragments and debris thrown out by an exploding shell or landmine. In the strict sense of the word, shrapnel is shot which is deliberately included in an explosive device, in order to cause death and injury; more loosely, the term is used to refer to any metal deb...

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Grenade related Images and Photos (experimental)

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