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fragmentation grenade
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noun
a grenade with a heavy metal casing that shatters, on exploding, into fragments that travel at high speed and with great force.
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Origin of fragmentation grenade
First recorded in 1955–60
Words nearby fragmentation grenade
fragmental, fragmentary, fragmentate, fragmentation, fragmentation bomb, fragmentation grenade, fragmented, fragmentize, fragmentized, Fragonard, fragrance
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How to use fragmentation grenade in a sentence
(LOC 432) The army's standard fragmentation grenade has a blast radius of 15 meters.