Mills grenade

American  

noun

Military.

1. a type of high-explosive grenade weighing about 1.5 pounds (0.7 kilogram).

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Etymology

Origin of Mills grenade

First recorded in 1915–20; named after Sir W. Mills (1856–1932), its English inventor

Example Sentences

The first thing was to give a lecture to the men, explaining the nature of the Mills grenade and the proper way to hold it and throw it.

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My own task was to train as many men as possible in the use of the Mills grenade.

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The Mills grenade had just made its appearance, and was regarded as a special reserve of power in case of an enemy attack.

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He approached, handling the weapon with a caution that would have been excessive for a Mills grenade; after warning Rand again that it was loaded, he laid it gently on his desk.

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Both sides had used no other weapon than the bomb, and our success was attributed to our new Mills grenade, which could be thrown further and was easier to handle than the German stick bomb, and the Coldstreams were said to have thrown more than 5,000 of these during the fight.

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