fire grenade

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|obsolete|19th century|firefighting}} A glass bulb filled with [[caustic]] and often [[carcinogenic]] [[liquid]] [[chemical]]s that, when thrown and broken in a fire, [[smother]] the fire by removing [[oxygen]].
2. A [[thermite]] grenade.
3. A [[white phosphorus]] grenade.
4. A [[firebomb]] grenade.

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