Military. A paper shell filled with a preparation which, when ignited, sends out clouds of smoke.
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| 释义 | society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > ammunition for firearms > [noun] > bullet or shell > shell > smoke or gas shell (5) smoke-ball1753 Military. A paper shell filled with a preparation which, when ignited, sends out clouds of smoke. stink-ball1753 a missile contrived for the purpose of emitting a suffocating vapour when thrown among the enemy (see quot. 1802). gas shell1915 †(a) a container for holding gas at pressure (obsolete rare); (b) an artillery shell which releases poison gas upon bursting (now chiefly historical). tear-shell1916 a shell (shell, n. 21) containing tear-gas. smoke shell1919 a projectile that generates a dense cloud of smoke after it is fired. |
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