Mills grenade
noun Military.
a type of high-explosive grenade weighing about 1.5 pounds (0.7 kilogram).
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Also called Mills bomb .
Origin of Mills grenade
First recorded in 1915–20; named after Sir W. Mills (1856–1932), its English inventor
Words nearby Mills grenade
millrun, Mills, Mills bomb, mill scale, Mills cross, Mills grenade, mills of the gods grind slowly, millstone, millstone around one's neck, millstream, Mill Valley
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