rifle grenade
noun
Simple meaning
A grenade that is thrown from a launching device attached to the barrel of a rifle.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
ryfuhlgruhnaydSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈɹaɪfəlɡɹəˈneɪd
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
military
A grenade that is thrown from a launching device attached to the barrel of a rifle
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.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: A grenade that is thrown from a launching device attached to the barrel of a rifle
Used this way, rifle grenade is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a military use: it belongs to service and operational language.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Clinical and technical
- Usage feel
- Technical and specialized
Where it naturally appears
- Military
- Historical writing
- News/reporting
- Technical/specialist writing
Usage note
In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.
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