"rifle grenade" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rifle grenades [plural]
Head templates: {{en-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. Wikipedia link: rifle grenade Categories (topical): Military, Weapons Hypernyms: grenade Coordinate_terms: hand grenade, rocket-propelled grenade
    Sense id: en-rifle_grenade-en-noun-bEzRg-8A Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: government, military, politics, war

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