(~s)
Shards are pieces of broken glass, pottery, or metal.
Eyewitnesses spoke of rocks and ~s of glass flying in the air.
N-COUNT: oft N of n
(~s)
Shards are pieces of broken glass, pottery, or metal.
Eyewitnesses spoke of rocks and ~s of glass flying in the air.
N-COUNT: oft N of n
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012