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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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.

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]


  Shrapnel shell /ʃɹˈapnəl ʃˈɛl/
  Kartäschengranate , Granatkartätsche , Schrapnellgranate 
     Synonym: schrapnell
  
   see: artillery shell, shell, bombshell, artillery shells, shells, bombshells, bazooka shell, mortar shell, mortar bomb, bursting shell

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