fragmentation grenade

English

Noun

fragmentation grenade (plural fragmentation grenades)

1. (military) An anti-personnel weapon, thrown or otherwise propelled, designed to disperse shrapnel upon exploding.

Usage notes

• Used to differentiate among types of grenades by mechanism of action.

Synonyms

• frag, grenade, hand grenade

Hypernyms

• grenade
• defensive grenade

Coordinate terms

• concussion grenade
• percussion grenade
• smoke grenade
• riot control grenade
• incendiary grenade
• stun grenade
• sting grenade
• impact stun grenade
• anti-tank grenade
• rocket-propelled grenade
• RPG

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: sirpalekranaatti (fi)
• French: grenade à fragmentation f
• German: Splittergranate (de) f, Schrapnellgranate f
• Polish: granat odłamkowy m
• Romanian: grenadă cu șrapnel f
• Swedish: spränghandgranat (sv) c, splittergranat c (in non-technical language)