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frag

frag

4 8.8
A hand grenade that explodes and sends out metal pieces
  • noun
  • /fræɡ/
  • NSFW
translation icon : granada
  • Major, I set up flares, frags and claymores.

So far, my GI tract has not exploded like a frag grenade.

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Examples

  • The soldier instructed his team to prepare a frag for the upcoming mission.

  • I want everyone carrying two frags.

  • I took a frag out of my kit and I said, tell him we're leading with this and coming in afterwards.

  • Ever use a frag grenade?

  • I hope someone picked up that frag grenade in picture #52.

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  • All right, you're gonna need your 40 Mike-Mikes and frags.

  • We have three four-man fire teams, all equipped with M4 assault rifles, frags, RPGs and flashbangs.

  • In combat, he always made sure to carry several frags in case of emergencies.

  • During the training exercise, they practiced throwing a frag at the target from a safe distance.

Synonyms

grenade
vsfrag
170 4.4

A small bomb you throw to explode and damage an area

is an informal term for the combat use of that bomb
hand grenade
vsfrag
  • Specialized
17 4.2

A small bomb you throw by hand

refers informally to using that bomb in combat

Surface Forms

frag singular
frags plural

Etymology

The word frag for a grenade is a short name for fragmentation ('breaking into pieces'), from 'fragmentation grenade', a weapon that sends out fragments when it explodes. That's why soldiers call that kind of grenade a frag.