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Meaning of hand grenade | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈhænd.ɡɹəˈneɪd

Definitions

  1. A small hand-held explosive device designed to be thrown at an enemy.
  2. A fire grenade (kind of portable fire extinguisher).
    archaic

Equivalents

Azərbaycanca qumbara
Bosanski granata граната
Català granada de mà
Deutsch Handgranate
Ελληνικά χειροβομβίδα
Esperanto mangrenado
Español granada de mano
Eesti käsigranaat
Suomi käsikranaatti kranaatti
Français grenade à main
Galego granada granada de man
Hausa gurnet
हिन्दी हथगोला
Hrvatski granata граната
Magyar kézigránát
Հայերեն նռնակ
Italiano bomba a mano granata
日本語 手投げ弾 手榴弾
한국어 수류탄
Português granada de mão
Română grenadă de mână
Русский граната
Српски granata граната
Svenska handgranat
தமிழ் கையெறிகுண்டு

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

hand grip hand guide hand heart hand hoe hand in hand in the cookie jar

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