shrapnel

shrap·nel  (shrpnl)

n. pl. shrapnel

1. Fragments from an exploded artillery shell, mine, or bomb.

2.

a. A 19th-century artillery shell containing metal balls, designed to explode in the air above enemy troops.

b. The metal balls in such a weapon.

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[After Henry Shrapnel (1761-1842), British army officer.]

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shrapnel [ˈʃræpn^əl]

n

1. (Military)

a.  a projectile containing a number of small pellets or bullets exploded before impact

b.  such projectiles collectively

2. (Military) fragments from this or any other type of shell

[named after H. Shrapnel (1761-1842), English army officer, who invented it]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

shrapnel - shell containing lead pellets that explodes in flight shell - ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun

Translations

shrapnel [ˈʃræpnl] N → metralla f

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shrapnel [ˈʃræpn^əl] n → éclats mpl d'obus

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shrapnel

n → Schrapnell nt

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shrapnel [ˈʃræpnl] n → shrapnel m inv

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shrapnel

n shrapnel [ˈʃrӕpnəl]

small pieces of metal from an explosive shell, bomb etc His leg was torn open by shrapnel. skrapnel قَذيفَة شَظايا шрапнел šrapnel, střepina bomby sprængstykker das Schrapnell θραύσμα βλήματος metralla ðrapnell گلوله نارنجكي sirpaleet éclats d'obus רסס बम में से छिटकी गोलियां, किरची šrapnel srapnel pecahan peluru, geranat, bom dsb. sprengjuflís/-brot schegge 砲弾の破片 유산탄 skeveldra šrapnelis serpihan peluru atau bom granaatscherven granatsplint szrapnel estilhaço şrapnel шрапнель šrapnel; črepina bomby šrapnel šrapnel granatsplitter กระสุนที่กระจายกลางอากาศ şarapnel 彈片, 榴散彈 шрапнель بم وغیرہ کے ٹکڑے mảnh đạn 弹片, 榴散弹