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shrapnel

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  1. 1. a. Applied as an appellation to a kind of shell invented by Gen. H. Shrapnel of the British army. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A shrapnel shell; shrapnel shells, collectively. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. shell containing lead pellets that explodes in flight Source: wordnet
  4. 4. Applied as an appellation to a kind of shell invented by Gen. H. Shrapnel of the British army. -- n. A shrapnel shell; shrapnel shells, collectively. Shrapnel shell (Gunnery), a projectile for a cannon, consisting of a shell filled with bullets and a small bursting charge to scatter them at any given point while in flight. See the Note under Case shot. Source: webster
  5. 5. Applied as an appellation to a kind of shell invented by Gen.H. Shrapnel of the British army.-- n. Source: adambom
  6. 6. n:100 n. shell containing lead pellets that explodes in flight Source: ecdict

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