fragmentation grenade
noun
a grenade with a heavy metal casing that shatters, on exploding, into fragments that travel at high speed and with great force.
Origin of fragmentation grenade
1First recorded in 1955–60
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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.
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