SHRAPNEL


Meaning of SHRAPNEL in English

noun (plural ~) Etymology: Henry Shrapnel died 1842 English artillery officer Date: 1806 a projectile that consists of a case provided with a powder charge and a large number of usually lead balls and that is exploded in flight, bomb, mine, or shell fragments

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