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Definition of Shrapnel

Shrapnel
Shrapnel Shrap"nel, a. 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.

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- Shrapnel s**** were anti-personnel artillery munitions which carried many individual bullets close to a target area and then ejected them to allow them...
- John Morley Shrapnel (27 April 1942 – 14 February 2020) was an English actor. He is known mainly for his stage work with the Royal Shakespeare Company...
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- Norman Shrapnel (5 October 1912 – 1 February 2004) was an English journalist, author, and parliamentary correspondent. Shrapnel was born in Grimsby, Lincolnshire...
- Shrapnel is a supervillain appearing in media published by DC Comics, primarily as an enemy of the Outsiders and the Doom Patrol. Shrapnel has appeared...