shrapnel

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Shrapnel

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From Henry Shrapnel, British army officer who invented an anti-personnel shell that transported a large number of bullets to the target before releasing them, at a far greater distance than rifles could fire the bullets individually.

[edit] Noun

Singular
shrapnel

Plural
uncountable

shrapnel (uncountable)

a collective term for shot, fragments, or debris thrown out by an exploding shell or landmine
(slang) loose change

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fragments and debris thrown out by an exploding device

Chinese:
- Mandarin: 彈片 zh(zh), 弹片 zh(zh) (dànpiàn), 榴霰彈 zh(zh), 榴霰弹 zh(zh) (liúsǎndàn), 霰彈 zh(zh), 霰弹 zh(zh) (sǎndàn), 子母彈 zh(zh), 子母弹 zh(zh) (zǐmǔdàn)
Dutch: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: sirpale fi(fi)
French: Shrapnel
German: Schrapnell de(de) n.

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Portuguese: estilhaço pt(pt)
Russian: шрапнель ru(ru) (šrapnél’) f.
Spanish: metralla es(es)
Thai: please add this translation if you can

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shrapnel

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