Military. A case of wood, pasteboard, etc., containing iron balls, to be fired from a cannon or howitzer.
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| 释义 | society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > ammunition for firearms > [noun] > bullet or shell > shell (63) cartouche1611 Military. A case of wood, pasteboard, etc., containing iron balls, to be fired from a cannon or howitzer. shell1651 Hence, an explosive projectile or bomb for use in a cannon or mortar. Also collective singular. bomb1684 An explosive projectile consisting of a hollow iron sphere filled with gunpowder or some other charge, and fired by a fuse ignited in the act of… bombshell1708 = bomb, n. 2. Often figurative (or in figurative phr.). A shattering or devastating act, event, etc. blonde bombshell, a fair-haired person, esp. a… artillery shell1856 plonker1917 Australian Army slang. An artillery shell. Now rare. streetcar1920 U.S. Military slang. A shell. Cf. tram-car, n. additions. Now rare. Subcategories:— large shells collectively (1) — howitzer shell (2) — trench mortar shell (5) — smoke or gas shell (5) — other types of shell (27) — parts of shell (2) — fuse (11) — shrapnel (2) — smoke from shell (1) |
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