shrapnelshrap‧nel /ˈʃræpnəl/ noun [uncountable] 
a soldier with shrapnel wounds in his chest
WORD ORIGINshrapnel
Origin:
1800-1900 Henry Shrapnel (1761-1842), British army officer who invented such bombsEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Many civilians suffered burns and shrapnel wounds.
- A bomb missed the Southampton by the breadth of the Admiral's Barge, and another showered the Edinburgh with shrapnel.
- A month later he took a half pound of shrapnel in the lower back and thighs.
- As soon as the shrapnel flew by, we would immediately jump up.
- Both animals had huge shrapnel wounds on their hindquarters.
- Even if the shrapnel misses, the concussion will knock you down.
- Hissing shells searched the dark thickets through, and shrapnel swept the road along which we moved.
- Nowhere to be seen when the shrapnel was flying.
- Trouble is, Piper, some people do not appreciate good music, especially when they are dodging flying shrapnel.
WORD SETS
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY a soldier with shrapnel wounds in his chestCOLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
small pieces of metal from a bomb, bullet etc that are scattered when it explodes: a soldier with shrapnel wounds in his chest· The other victims-five women and two men-suffered shrapnel wounds.· Ainslie, 56, suffered shrapnel wounds to his legs.· He said 56 people had treatment at the hospital, mostly for shrapnel wounds.· She incurred shrapnel wounds as well as third-degree burns.
a soldier with shrapnel wounds in his chest