shrapnelnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈʃræp.nəl/us/ˈʃræp.nəl/small pieces of metal that fly through the air when a bomb or similar weapon explodes and are intended to injure people:
Twelve people were hit by shrapnel in the attack.
a shrapnel wound
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Bombs & missiles
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- ballistics
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- firebomb
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- grenade
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