shrapnels

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A form of shrapnel — An anti-personnel artillery shell used in World War I which carries a large number of individual bullets or balls close to the target and then ejects them to allow them to continue along the shell's trajectory and strike the target individually.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of shrapnel
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APA

shrapnels. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shrapnels

MLA

“shrapnels.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shrapnels. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shrapnels,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shrapnels.

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