Definition of shrapnel Shrapnel
/ʃɹæˈpnʌl/ - [shratpnul] - shrap•nel
We found 12 definitions of shrapnel from 9 different sources.
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What does shrapnel mean?
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NounPlural: shrapnels |
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| shrapnel - shell containing lead pellets that explodes in flight |
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- shrapnel (a.)
Applied as an appellation to a kind of shell invented by Gen. H. Shrapnel of the British army. - shrapnel (n.)
A shrapnel shell; shrapnel shells, collectively.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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shrapnel
The metal fragments and debris thrown out by any exploding object.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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shrapnel
shrap′nel, n. a shell filled with musket-balls—from General Shrapnel (died 1842)
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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shrapnel
See SHRAPNEL SHELL.
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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shrapnel
See PROJECTILE, SMOOTH-BORE PROJECTILES.
Wikipedia 
- Shrapnel is small chunks of broken objects, such as concrete and metal, that is around an explosive, usually as part of a container. When the explosive goes off, the shrapnel flies out in all directions with a similar effect to a bullet. Nail bombs work like this.
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🔤- shrapnel, noun, singular of shrapnels.
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