As nouns the difference between grenade and minefield
is that grenade is (label) grenade while minefield is an area in which land mines have been laid.
grenade
Noun
(
en noun)
(obsolete) A pomegranate.
A small explosive device, designed to be thrown by hand or launched from a grenade launcher.
(heraldiccharge) A charge similar to a fireball, and made of a disc-shaped bomb shell, but with only one set of flames at the top.
Hyponyms
* grenado
* hand grenade
* rocket-propelled grenade
* Mills bomb
Derived terms
* grenadier
* grenadine
* grenade launcher
* hand grenade
* grenadelike
* pineapple grenade
* potato-masher grenade
* rocket-propelled grenade
Related terms
* grenado
Anagrams
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minefield
English
(land mines)
Noun
(
en noun)
An area in which land mines have been laid.
(by extension) A dangerous situation.
(cricket) A pitch that has dried out and crumbled and on which the ball is bouncing and spinning unpredictably.
Derived terms
* tiptoe through a minefield
