fragmentation grenade
noun
plural fragmentation grenades
: a grenade that upon explosion bursts into several small, fast-moving, lethal fragments
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But there was one thing the Ukrainian troops didn’t spot: a fragmentation grenade, fixed to a tripwire, left behind for an unsuspecting victim to stumble upon.
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Rich Wordsworth, WIRED, 21 Dec. 2022
Rich Wordsworth, WIRED, 21 Dec. 2022
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“Fragmentation grenade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fragmentation%20grenade. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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