granat — meaning in English
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English meaning
- garnet noun A hard, deep red mineral used as a gemstone or as an abrasive.
- grenade noun A small explosive device, thrown by hand or fired from a launcher, designed to burst apart on impact or after a timed fuse.
- shell noun The hard outer covering of certain animals, such as snails, crabs, and turtles, or of eggs and nuts.
Senses
granat is used for these senses in English:
- garnet (mineral) A hard transparent mineral that is often used as gemstones and abrasives.
- grenade A small explosive device, designed to be thrown by hand or launched using a rifle, grenade launcher, or rocket.
- shell (weaponry) The casing of a self-contained single-unit artillery projectile.
- shell (weaponry) A hollow, usually spherical or cylindrical projectile fired from a siege mortar or a smoothbore cannon. It contains an explosive substance designed to be ignited by a fuse or by percussion at the target site so that it will burst and scatter at high velocity its contents and fragments. Formerly called a bomb.
garnet — full definition
- noun A hard, deep red mineral used as a gemstone or as an abrasive.
- adj Having a deep red colour, like the gemstone.
grenade — full definition
- noun A small explosive device, thrown by hand or fired from a launcher, designed to burst apart on impact or after a timed fuse.
- verb To attack or destroy something with a grenade or grenades.