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shrapnel Definition


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shrapnel
noun
    1. A shell, filled with pellets or metal fragments, which explodes shortly before impact.
    2. Flying fragments of the casing of this or any exploding shell.
Etymology: Early 19c: named after H Shrapnel (1761‐1842), British inventor of the pellet-filled shell.



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