“The grenade exploded in mid-air, and a brilliant flash blinded everyone in the room.”
“Luckily, an able seaman next to me snatched the grenade and threw it into the sea.”
“A unit was sent in the direction of the firing and four men were captured along with a grenade launcher.”
grenadier
A type of soldier, originally one who threw grenades, later a member of a company formed from the tallest men of the regiment; now specifically, a member of the Grenadier Guards.
Any of various African weaverbirds or waxbills, especially the common grenadier or the red bishop.
Any of various deep-sea fish of the family Macrouridae that have a large head and body and a long tapering tail; a rattail.