English-Thai Dictionary

grenade

N ลูกระเบิด เล็ก  luk-la-boed

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

GRENADE

n.In the art of war, a hollow ball or shell of iron or other metal, about two inches and a half in diameter, to be filled with powder which is to be fired by means of a fusee, and thrown by hand among enemies. This, bursting into many pieces, does great injury, and is particularly useful in annoying an enemy in trenches and other lodgments.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

GRENADE

Gre *nade ", n. Etym: [F. grenade a pomegranate, a grenade, or Sp. granada; orig. , filled with seeds. So called from the resemblanse of its shape to a pomegranate. See Carnet, Grain a kernel, and cf. Pomegranate. ] (Min. )

 

Defn: A hollow ball or shell of iron filled with powder of other explosive, ignited by means of a fuse, and thrown from the hand among enemies. Hand grenade. (a ) A small grenade of iron or glass, usually about two and a half inches in diameter, to be thrown from the hand into the head of a sap, trenches, covered way, or upon besiegers mounting a breach. (b ) A portable fire extinguisher consisting of a glass bottle containing water and gas. It is thrown into the flames. Called also fire grenade. Rampart grenades, grenades of various sizes, which, when used, are rolled over the pararapet in a trough.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

grenade

gre nade |grəˈnād ɡrəˈneɪd | ▶noun a small bomb thrown by hand or launched mechanically. • a glass receptacle containing chemicals that are released when the receptacle is thrown and broken, used for testing drains and extinguishing fires. ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘pomegranate ’): from French, alteration of Old French (pome ) grenate (see pomegranate ), on the pattern of Spanish granada. The bomb was so named because of its shape, supposedly resembling a pomegranate.

 

Oxford Dictionary

grenade

grenade |grəˈneɪd | ▶noun a small bomb thrown by hand or launched mechanically. • a glass receptacle containing chemicals which are released when the receptacle is thrown and broken, used for testing drains and extinguishing fires. ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘pomegranate ’): from French, alteration of Old French ( pome ) grenate (see pomegranate ), on the pattern of Spanish granada. The bomb was so named because it supposedly resembled a pomegranate in shape.

 

Duden Dictionary

Grenader

Gre na der Adjektiv |Gren a der | das Grenader Klima

 

Grenader

Gre na der Substantiv, maskulin , der |Gren a der |Einwohnerbezeichnung

 

Grenaderin

Gre na de rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Gren a derin |weibliche Form zu Grenader

 

French Dictionary

grenade

grenade n. f. nom féminin 1 Fruit du grenadier. : Les pépins rouges de la grenade se mangent. 2 Projectile contenant une charge d ’explosif. : Le pirate de l ’air menaçait de lancer une grenade dans l ’avion.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

grenade

gre nade /ɡrɪnéɪd /名詞 C (各種の )爆裂弾, 手榴 （りゆう ）弾 (hand grenade ).～́ l à uncher 爆裂弾発射銃 [砲 ].