"fire grenade" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fire grenades [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} fire grenade (plural fire grenades)
  1. (obsolete, 19th century, firefighting) 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. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Firefighting Translations (glass bulb filled with fire-extinguishing liquid): 消火弾 (shōkadan) (alt: しょうかだん) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-fire_grenade-en-noun-6Z79YbCJ Topics: firefighting, government Disambiguation of 'glass bulb filled with fire-extinguishing liquid': 85 5 5 5
  2. A thermite grenade.
    Sense id: en-fire_grenade-en-noun-L-GLugAq
  3. A white phosphorus grenade.
    Sense id: en-fire_grenade-en-noun-ctW4M3Um Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 25 60 5
  4. A firebomb grenade.
    Sense id: en-fire_grenade-en-noun-pYm-Ygdf
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: napalm, Greek fire, Molotov cocktail Coordinate_terms: fire extinguisher, fire blanket, fire engine, fire hose, fire bucket, chemical engine

Inflected forms

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