Mills grenade
nounMilitary.
a type of high-explosive grenade weighing about 1.5 pounds (0.7 kilogram).
Origin of Mills grenade
1First recorded in 1915–20; named after Sir W. Mills (1856–1932), its English inventor
- Also called Mills bomb .
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How to use Mills grenade in a sentence
My own task was to train as many men as possible in the use of the Mills grenade.
Q.6.a and Other places | Francis BuckleyNow the new British bomb appears—the Mills grenade, the trench-clearer.
The Challenge of the Dead | Stephen GrahamI was lucky to have no accident with the Mills grenade, and no fatal ones even with the rifle-grenade.
Q.6.a and Other places | Francis BuckleyThe Mills grenade had just made its appearance, and was regarded as a special reserve of power in case of an enemy attack.
The 28th: A Record of War Service in the Australian Imperial Force, 1915-19, Vol. I | Herbert Brayley Collett
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