English dictionary

shrapnel

/'/S/r/&/pn/@/l/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

Applied as an appellation to a kind of shell invented by Gen. H. <i>Shrapnel</i> of the British army.

adjective

Source: webster1913

shell containing lead pellets that explodes in flight

noun.artifact

Source: WordNet 3.0