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What (who) is M18 smoke grenade - definition
M18 smoke grenade
The M18 Colored Smoke Grenade is a US Army grenade used as a ground-to-ground or ground-to-air signaling device, a target or landing zone marking device, or a screening device for unit maneuvering.
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![An [[infantry]]man throwing an [[Mk 2 grenade]] during training, 1942](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/A package for Hitler 196462 edit.jpg?width=200 "An [[infantry]]man throwing an [[Mk 2 grenade]] during training, 1942")
![Grenade on a [[kepi]] of the [[French Army]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Flamme-kepi-img 0992.jpg?width=200 "Grenade on a [[kepi]] of the [[French Army]]")
![One of the earliest modern hand grenades. Fielded in the British Army from 1908, it was unsuccessful in the trenches of [[World War I]], and was replaced by the [[Mills bomb]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/HandGrenadeNo1Mk1.jpg?width=200 "One of the earliest modern hand grenades. Fielded in the British Army from 1908, it was unsuccessful in the trenches of [[World War I]], and was replaced by the [[Mills bomb]].")
![Seven ceramic hand grenades of the 17th Century found in [[Ingolstadt]] Germany](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Handgrenades Ingolstadt.jpg?width=200 "Seven ceramic hand grenades of the 17th Century found in [[Ingolstadt]] Germany")
![A cross-section of a [[Ketchum Grenade]], used during the [[American Civil War]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ketchum cs.jpg?width=200 "A cross-section of a [[Ketchum Grenade]], used during the [[American Civil War]]")
![National Historical Museum]], [[Athens]], Greece)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Liquid fire granades Chania.jpg?width=200 "National Historical Museum]], [[Athens]], Greece)")
![[[M84 stun grenade]] (1995–present)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/M-84-Flash-Bang-Grenade.jpg?width=200 "[[M84 stun grenade]] (1995–present)")
![[[M61 grenade]] (1959-1968) with a safety clip around the lever and the bent tip of the safety pin at top](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/M61 cropped.jpg?width=200 "[[M61 grenade]] (1959-1968) with a safety clip around the lever and the bent tip of the safety pin at top")
![An illustration of a fragmentation bomb known as the 'divine bone dissolving fire oil bomb' (''lan gu huo you shen pao'') from the ''[[Huolongjing]]''. The black dots represent iron pellets.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ming Dynasty fragmentation bomb.jpg?width=200 "An illustration of a fragmentation bomb known as the 'divine bone dissolving fire oil bomb' (''lan gu huo you shen pao'') from the ''[[Huolongjing]]''. The black dots represent iron pellets.")
![Mk3A2]] concussion grenade](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Mk 3A2 grenade.jpg?width=200 "Mk3A2]] concussion grenade")
![Mongolian grenade attack on Japanese during [[Yuan dynasty]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Mōko Shūrai Ekotoba.jpg?width=200 "Mongolian grenade attack on Japanese during [[Yuan dynasty]]")
![trench]]es from 1915.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/N°36+ plaque de base.jpg?width=200 "trench]]es from 1915.")
![cotter pin]] with a ring attached](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Security Pins.jpg?width=200 "cotter pin]] with a ring attached")
![Cross section of the Model 24 ''[[Stielhandgranate]]''](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Steilhandgranate Schnittmodell db.jpg?width=200 "Cross section of the Model 24 ''[[Stielhandgranate]]''")
![Demonstration of a German ''[[stielhandgranate]]'' (shaft hand grenade), a high explosive grenade with time fuze, [[Netherlands]], 1946](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Stick hand grenade throw clip.gif?width=200 "Demonstration of a German ''[[stielhandgranate]]'' (shaft hand grenade), a high explosive grenade with time fuze, [[Netherlands]], 1946")
![HEAT]] grenade](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/РПГ--43.svg?width=200 "HEAT]] grenade")
SMALL BOMB THAT CAN BE THROWN BY HAND
Hand grenades; Fragmentation grenade; Frag grenade; Gas grenade; Grenades; Concussion grenade; Frag Grenade; Light bomb; Concussion Grenade; Handgrenade; Hand-grenade; Grenade, France; HE Grenade; Incendiary grenade; Sting grenade; Stinger grenade; Fragmentation Grenades; Concussion Grenades; Stiel Grenade; Stick grenades; Fragmentation Grenade; Stick grenade; Hand gernade; Hand grenads; F-1 Antipersonnel Grenade; Hand Grenade; Grenado; Flaming grenade; Fragmentation grenades; Flying squirrel grenade; Impact detonation grenade; Bomba a Mano; Stingball grenade; Offensive grenade; Defensive grenade; Hand-grenade throwing; Hand grenade; Stick hand grenade; Firing lever
¦ noun a hand-thrown grenade.
grenade
SMALL BOMB THAT CAN BE THROWN BY HAND
Hand grenades; Fragmentation grenade; Frag grenade; Gas grenade; Grenades; Concussion grenade; Frag Grenade; Light bomb; Concussion Grenade; Handgrenade; Hand-grenade; Grenade, France; HE Grenade; Incendiary grenade; Sting grenade; Stinger grenade; Fragmentation Grenades; Concussion Grenades; Stiel Grenade; Stick grenades; Fragmentation Grenade; Stick grenade; Hand gernade; Hand grenads; F-1 Antipersonnel Grenade; Hand Grenade; Grenado; Flaming grenade; Fragmentation grenades; Flying squirrel grenade; Impact detonation grenade; Bomba a Mano; Stingball grenade; Offensive grenade; Defensive grenade; Hand-grenade throwing; Hand grenade; Stick hand grenade; Firing lever
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¦ noun
1. a small bomb thrown by hand or launched mechanically.
2. a glass receptacle containing chemicals which are released on impact, used for testing drains and extinguishing fires.
Origin
C16 (in the sense 'pomegranate', which the bomb supposedly resembled in shape): from Fr., alt. of OFr. (pome) grenate (see pomegranate), on the pattern of Sp. granada.
