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SHRAPNELS
Noun
shrapnels
plural of shrapnel
Source: Wiktionary
SHRAPNEL
Shrap"nel, a.
Definition: Applied as an appellation to a kind of shell invented by Gen. H. Shrapnel of the British army.
– n.
Definition: 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’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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