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shrapnel |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Shrapnel \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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: shrapnel n : contains lead pellets and explodes in flight
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