'Incendiary shell' definitions:

Definition of 'Incendiary shell'

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  • Incendiary \In*cen"di*a*ry\, a. [L. incendiarius, fr. incendium a fire, conflagration: cf. F. incendiaire. See Incense to inflame.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. Of or pertaining to incendiarism, or the malicious burning of valuable property; as, incendiary material; as incendiary crime. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Tending to excite or inflame factions, sedition, or quarrel; inflammatory; seditious. --Paley. [1913 Webster]
  • Incendiary device, a device designed to set a structure on fire; a firebomb.
  • Incendiary shell, a bombshell. See Carcass, 4. [1913 Webster]