rifle grenade
English
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A member of the British Home Guard demonstrating the proper use of a rifle grenade (the can-shaped object in the cup on the rifle's muzzle).
Noun
rifle grenade (plural rifle grenades)
- (military) A grenade (small explosive device) designed to be launched from the muzzle of an infantry soldier's rifle, using a rifle cartridge (usually a specially-designed blank cartridge, but occasionally a normal ball round) for propulsion.
Hypernyms
- grenade
Coordinate terms
- hand grenade
- rocket-propelled grenade