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shrapnel
shrap·nel S0373600 (shrăp′nəl)n. pl. shrapnel 1. Fragments from an exploded artillery shell, mine, or bomb.2. a. A 19th-century artillery shell containing metal balls, designed to explode in the air above enemy troops.b. The metal balls in such a weapon.
[After Henry Shrapnel (1761-1842), British army officer.]shrapnel (ˈʃræpnəl) n1. (Military) a. a projectile containing a number of small pellets or bullets exploded before impactb. such projectiles collectively2. (Military) fragments from this or any other type of shell[C19: named after H. Shrapnel (1761–1842), English army officer, who invented it]shrap•nel (ˈʃræp nl)
n. 1. fragments scattered by a bursting artillery shell, mine, or bomb. 2. a hollow projectile of the 19th century containing bullets and a bursting charge, designed to explode in the air and shower the target with missiles. [1800–10; after Henry Shrapnel (1761–1842), English army officer, its inventor] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  shrapnel - shell containing lead pellets that explodes in flightshell - ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun |
Translationsshrapnel (ˈʃrӕpnəl) noun small pieces of metal from an explosive shell, bomb etc. His leg was torn open by shrapnel. 砲彈碎片 炮弹碎片，榴霰弹 shrapnel
shrapnelslang Any number, collection, or assortment of monetary coins, especially when viewed more as an inconvenience to carry around; loose change. Primarily heard in UK, Australia, New Zealand. I put in a £20 note into the machine to pay for parking, and it spat out £18 worth of shrapnel! I hate carrying shrapnel around in my pocket, so I put it all into a jar at home that I take to the bank at the end of the month.shrapnel n. a few small coins left as a tip. He just toked me a few bits of schrapnel! Shrapnel
shrapnel[′shrap·nəl] (ordnance) Small lead or steel balls contained in a shrapnel case which is fired from an artillery piece; the balls are projected in a forward direction upon the functioning of the fuse. Shrapnel originally an artillery shell filled with round shot. Shrapnel is primarily intended to strike live, exposed targets. It was named for an English officer, H. Shrapnel, who in 1803 proposed filling an artillery shell with cast-iron case shot, thereby intensifying the shell’s effect. Exploded in the air at a predetermined distance from the target, shrapnel was highly effective and was widely used in World War I. Shrapnel was replaced in the 1930’s by the more powerful fragmentation and high-explosive fragmentation shells. The late 1960’s witnessed the introduction of shrapnel-type artillery shells filled with dart-like projectiles, or fléchettes, intended to strike unconcealed enemy personnel. There are up to 8,000 such projectiles in the US 105-mm shell, each fléchette 24 mm long and weighing 0.5 g. Thrown from the shell as a result of centrifugal force and the pressure of the powder gases of the bursting charge, the fléchettes are scattered in a conical pattern. MedicalSeeShrapnellShrapnel
ShrapnelIn the United Kingdom, a slang term for loose coins in one's pocket.shrapnel
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