star shell

noun

a shell that bursts in the air and produces a bright light to illuminate enemy positions.

Origin of star shell

First recorded in 1875–80

Words nearby star shell

starry grasswort, Stars and Bars, Stars and Stripes, star sapphire, star-shaped, star shell, starship, star sign, stars in one's eyes, have, star-spangled, Star-Spangled Banner

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Example sentences from the Web for star shell

I made myself known, but the two men moved off and fired a star-shell in my direction.
Verdun Argonne-Metz 1914-1918|Anonymous
Or a flare from a star-shell might reveal him crouching beside his prisoner.
Army Boys on the Firing Line|Homer Randall
Now and then a star-shell looped across the spongy sky, casting a lurid illumination over the ghastly field.
The Valley of Vision|Henry Van Dyke
The star-shell had the same missions as other flares, but it was projected by a charge of powder from a gun.
Artificial Light|M. Luckiesh

Just then a star-shell burst above us, turning the trench into day.
Italy at War and the Allies in the West|E. Alexander Powell

British Dictionary definitions for star shell

star shell

noun

an artillery shell containing a flare or other illuminant: often containing a parachute to prolong the descent of the illuminating material

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	star shell
释义	star shell noun a shell that bursts in the air and produces a bright light to illuminate enemy positions. Origin of star shell First recorded in 1875–80 Words nearby star shell starry grasswort, Stars and Bars, Stars and Stripes, star sapphire, star-shaped, star shell, starship, star sign, stars in one's eyes, have, star-spangled, Star-Spangled Banner Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for star shell I made myself known, but the two men moved off and fired a star-shell in my direction. Verdun Argonne-Metz 1914-1918\|Anonymous Or a flare from a star-shell might reveal him crouching beside his prisoner. Army Boys on the Firing Line\|Homer Randall Now and then a star-shell looped across the spongy sky, casting a lurid illumination over the ghastly field. The Valley of Vision\|Henry Van Dyke The star-shell had the same missions as other flares, but it was projected by a charge of powder from a gun. Artificial Light\|M. Luckiesh Just then a star-shell burst above us, turning the trench into day. Italy at War and the Allies in the West\|E. Alexander Powell British Dictionary definitions for star shell star shell noun an artillery shell containing a flare or other illuminant: often containing a parachute to prolong the descent of the illuminating material Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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