'Shrapnel' definitions:
Definition of 'shrapnel'
(from WordNet)
noun
Shell containing lead pellets that explodes in flight
Definition of 'Shrapnel'
From: GCIDE
- 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'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ball,
- bar shot,
- bird shot,
- buckshot,
- bullet,
- cannon shot,
- cannonball,
- case shot,
- crossbar shot,
- duck shot,
- dumdum bullet,
- expanding bullet,
- grape,
- grapeshot,
- langrel shot,
- manstopping bullet,
- pellet,
- rifle ball,
- round shot,
- shell,
- shot,
- slug,
- split shot