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smoke grenade [′smōk gri‚nād] (ordnance) Hand grenade or rifle grenade containing a smoke-producing mixture, used for screening or signaling; sometimes charged with colored smoke such as red, green, yellow, or violet. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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When a smoke grenade is used, the heat causes other chemicals to form, including carbon tetrachloride, tetrachlorethylene, hexachlorobenzene, and phosgene (ATSDR 1997). Apparently, as a farewell gesture, departing officers would toss a yellow smoke grenade from their helicopter as they left the field camp. A search of a white Ford Thunderbird at the condominium complex, a car believed to belong to one of the suspects, revealed the stolen semiautomatic assault rifle in the passenger seat, handcuffs, a baton, ammunition, a smoke grenade, pepper spray, a hunting rifle, a metal detector, a cordless drill, a knife, duct tape and a black leather trench coat, Gibson said. |
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