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shrapnel
[ shrap-nl ]
noun
- Military.
- a hollow projectile containing bullets or the like and a bursting charge, designed to explode before reaching the target, and to set free a shower of missiles.
- such projectiles collectively.
- shell fragments.
shrapnel
/ ˈʃæə /
noun
- a projectile containing a number of small pellets or bullets exploded before impact
- such projectiles collectively
- fragments from this or any other type of shell
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of shrapnel1
1800–10; named after Henry Shrapnel (1761–1842), English army officer, its inventor
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of shrapnel1
C19: named after H. Shrapnel (1761–1842), English army officer, who invented it
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"There are still some pieces of shrapnel in my body that couldn't be removed. There were battles where it seemed like we would all be killed. But some of us survived while others fell."
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We arrived at fields where four rockets had landed, children were playing with the bent metal and shrapnel from the strikes.
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This cascade goes on until LEO is filled with shrapnel zipping around at intense speed.
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However, they have also revealed he is unable to see in one eye due to untreated shrapnel injuries.
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He said it was hit by "multiple missiles" and that "shrapnel flew in all directions".
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