shrapnel (Meaning)
Wordnet
shrapnel (n)
shell containing lead pellets that explodes in flight
Webster
shrapnel (a.)
Applied as an appellation to a kind of shell invented by Gen. H. of the British army.
Webster
shrapnel (n.)
A shrapnel shell; shrapnel shells, collectively.
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shell containing lead pellets that explodes in flightApplied as an appellation to a kind of shell invented by Gen. H. of the British army., A shrapnel shell; sh
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The shrapnel from the exploding grenade tore through the flesh of the soldiers.
The air was filled with the deadly shrapnel, shredding everything in its path.
Buildings were riddled with shrapnel holes, a testament to the destructive force of the bombardment.
The shrapnel tore through the windshield, narrowly missing the driver.
