rifle grenade

English

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)

1. (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