SHRAPNEL


Meaning of SHRAPNEL in English

/ ˈʃræpnəl; NAmE / noun

[ U ] small pieces of metal that are thrown up and away from an exploding bomb

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WORD ORIGIN

early 19th cent.: named after General Henry Shrapnel (1761–1842), the British soldier who invented the shell.

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