'Shrapnel' definitions:

Definition of 'shrapnel'

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noun
Shell containing lead pellets that explodes in flight

Definition of 'Shrapnel'

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  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'shrapnel'

From: GCIDE
  • Case shot \Case" shot`\ (Mil.) A collection of small projectiles, inclosed in a case or canister. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: In the United States a case shot is a thin spherical or oblong cast-iron shell containing musket balls and a bursting charge, with a time fuse; -- called in Europe shrapnel. In Europe the term case shot is applied to what in the United States is called canister. --Wilhelm. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'shrapnel'

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