shrap·nel /ˈʃræpnḷ, ||ˈsræp-/
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 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.

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 shrapnel
      n : shell containing lead pellets that explodes in flight