SHRAPNEL

Meaning of SHRAPNEL in English

n.1 fragments of a bomb etc. thrown out by an explosion.

2 a shell containing bullets or pieces of metal timed to burst short of impact.

Etymology: Gen. H. Shrapnel, Brit. soldier d. 1842, inventor of the shell

Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012

SHRAPNEL — [A] n shrapnel
Interlingua English vocab
SHRAPNEL — noun (plural ~) Etymology: Henry Shrapnel died 1842 English artillery officer Date: 1806 a projectile that consists of a case …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SHRAPNEL — Originally, a type of projectile invented by the British artillery officer Henry Shrapnel (1761–1842), containing small spherical bullets and an …
Английский словарь Британика
SHRAPNEL — ˈshrapnəl, esp South ˈsra-, dial ˈswa- noun ( plural shrap·nel ) Etymology: after Henry Shrapnel died 1842 English artillery officer …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHRAPNEL — (n.) A shrapnel shell; shrapnel shells, collectively.
Английский словарь Webster
SHRAPNEL — (a.) Applied as an appellation to a kind of shell invented by Gen. H. Shrapnel of the British army.
Английский словарь Webster
SHRAPNEL — ( n. ) A shrapnel shell; shrapnel shells, collectively.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHRAPNEL — ( a. ) Applied as an appellation to a kind of shell invented by Gen. H. Shrapnel of the British …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHRAPNEL — /shrap"nl/ , n. 1. Mil. a. a hollow projectile containing bullets or the like and a bursting charge, designed to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHRAPNEL — ˈsrap- noun ( plural shrapnel ) Etymology: Henry Shrapnel died 1842 English artillery officer Date: 1806 1. : a projectile …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHRAPNEL — noun a shrapnel shell; shrapnel shells, collectively. 2. shrapnel ·adj applied as an appellation to a kind of shell invented …
Webster English vocab
SHRAPNEL — [ 'ʃrapn(ə)l ] ■ noun 1》 small metal fragments thrown out by the explosion of a shell, bomb, etc. ↘shells …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SHRAPNEL — [shrap.nel] n, pl shrapnel [Henry Shrapnel d. 1842 Eng. artillery officer] (1806) 1: a projectile that consists of a case …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SHRAPNEL — originally a type of antipersonnel projectile named for its inventor, Henry Shrapnel (17611842), an English artillery officer. Shrapnel projectiles contained …
Britannica English vocabulary
SHRAPNEL — shrapnel, S\~ BrE AmE ˈʃræp n ə l
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SHRAPNEL — / ˈʃræpnəl; NAmE / noun [ U ] small pieces of metal that are thrown up and away from an …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHRAPNEL — shrap ‧ nel /ˈʃræpn ə l/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: Henry Shrapnel (1761-1842), British army …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SHRAPNEL — n. 1 fragments of a bomb etc. thrown out by an explosion. 2 a shell containing bullets or pieces of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SHRAPNEL — n. 1 fragments of a bomb etc. thrown out by an explosion. 2 a shell containing bullets or pieces of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SHRAPNEL — Shrapnel consists of small pieces of metal which are scattered from exploding bombs and shells. He was hit by shrapnel …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHRAPNEL — Shrapnel consists of small pieces of metal which are scattered from exploding bombs and shells. He was hit by ~ …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SHRAPNEL — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN wound ▪ The other victims-five women and two men-suffered shrapnel wounds . ▪ Ainslie, …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SHRAPNEL — [noun] [U] - small pieces of metal that are scattered by a bomb or similar weapon when it explodes and …
Cambridge English vocab
SHRAPNEL — n. Originally, a type of projectile invented by the British artillery officer Henry Shrapnel (17611842), containing small spherical bullets and …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SHRAPNEL — Loose pocket change, usually large quantities thereof, frequently found in Canada where there is not only a one but also …
Slang English vocab
SHRAPNEL — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ flying ▪ He was hit in the arm by flying ~. ▪ deadly … OF SHRAPNEL ▪ piece …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SHRAPNEL — сущ. шрапнель to catch a piece of shrapnel (in the leg) ≈ получить осколок (в ногу) (военное) шрапнель (тж. * …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SHRAPNEL — n воен. шрапнель ( тж. shrapnel shell) shrapnel body - шрапнельный стакан
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SHRAPNEL — n воен. шрапнель ( тж. shrapnel shell) shrapnel body - шрапнельный стакан
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SHRAPNEL — сущ. шрапнель to catch a piece of shrapnel (in the leg) ≈ получить осколок (в ногу) (военное) шрапнель (тж. * …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SHRAPNEL — ~
English interlingue dictionary
SHRAPNEL — n. small metal fragments dispersed by the explosion of a bomb or missile
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SHRAPNEL — n. Pronunciation: ' shrap-n ə l, esp Southern ' srap- Function: noun Inflected Form: plural shrapnel Etymology: Henry Shrapnel † …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SHRAPNEL — Synonyms and related words : ball, bar shot, bird shot, buckshot, bullet, cannon shot, cannonball, case shot, crossbar shot, duck …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SHRAPNEL — Noun. Money in the form of loose change.
Slang English vocab
SHRAPNEL — noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
SHRAPNEL — n. to catch a piece of ~ (in the leg)
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
SHRAPNEL — Шрапнель
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SHRAPNEL — шрапнель, шрапнельный
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
SHRAPNEL — шрапнель
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SHRAPNEL — (n) шрапнель
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
SHRAPNEL — n воен. шрапнель ( тж. ~ shell) ~ body - шрапнельный стакан
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SHRAPNEL — n. шрапнель
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
SHRAPNEL — n. шрапнель
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
SHRAPNEL — сущ. шрапнель to catch a piece of shrapnel (in the leg) — получить осколок (в ногу)
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SHRAPNEL — сущ. шрапнель to catch a piece of shrapnel (in the leg) — получить осколок (в ногу)
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SHRAPNEL — _n. шрапнель
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
SHRAPNEL — n. шрапнель
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
SHRAPNEL — _n. шрапнель
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
SHRAPNEL — [n.] шрапнель
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
SHRAPNEL — n шрапнель
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
SHRAPNEL — шрапнель
English-Russian Online Dictionary
SHRAPNEL — шрапнель
English-Russian vocab
SHRAPNEL — шрапнель (воен.)
Англо-Русский словарь военных терминов
SHRAPNEL — шрапнель
Англо-Русский словарь

Oxford English vocab

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