About The Word Shrapnel
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Shrapnel
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What's The Definition Of Shrapnel?
[n] shell containing lead pellets that explodes in flight
Synonyms | Synonyms for Shrapnel: Related Terms | Find terms related to Shrapnel: See Also | shell Shrapnel In Webster's Dictionary \Shrap"nel\, a.
Applied as an appellation to a kind of shell invented by Gen.
H. Shrapnel of the British army. -- n. A shrapnel shell;
shrapnel shells, collectively.
{Shrapnel shell} (Gunnery), a projectile for a cannon,
consisting of a shell filled with bullets and a small
bursting charge to scatter them at any given point while
in flight. See the Note under {Case shot}.
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