Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fire grenade

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.64 in modern English

Syllables
fire -grenade
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A glass bulb filled with caustic and often carcinogenic liquid chemicals that, when thrown and broken in a fire, smother the fire by removing oxygen.

Obsolete

noun

A thermite grenade.

noun

A white phosphorus grenade.

noun

A firebomb grenade.

Usage

Inflected Forms

fire grenades (plural)

Phrases

Greek fire Molotov cocktail

Frequently Paired Words

napalm Greek fire Molotov cocktail fire extinguisher fire blanket fire engine fire hose fire bucket

Questions

What does fire grenade mean?
A glass bulb filled with caustic and often carcinogenic liquid chemicals that, when thrown and broken in a fire, smother the fire by removing oxygen.

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