Associations to the word «Shrapnel»
Noun
- Bomber
- Ration
- Record
- Richie
- Inventor
- Midway
- Attacker
- Armour
- Gunboat
- Transformer
- Burn
- Raid
- Ambulance
- Skull
- Grape
- Millimeter
- Machine
- Inch
- Jacket
- Tank
- Morse
- Kerry
- Fracture
- Scream
- Bolt
- Deck
- Throwing
- Bombing
- Siege
- Jak
- Plane
- Becker
- Haze
- Spray
- Pound
- Howl
- Gas
- Foam
- Waterloo
- Canopy
- Comrade
- Cloud
- Hull
- Ball
- Rattle
- Halo
- Dozen
- Illumination
- Falling
- Barrel
- Muzzle
- Meter
- Aircraft
- Crest
- Sergeant
- Turk
- Racer
- Anti
- Flame
- Dug
- Protection
Adjective
Wiktionary
SHRAPNEL, noun. (historical) An anti-personnel artillery shell used in WWI which carries a large number of individual bullets close to the target and then ejects them to allow them to continue along the shell's trajectory and strike the target individually.
SHRAPNEL, noun. A collective term for shot, fragments, or debris thrown out by an exploding shell or landmine.
SHRAPNEL, noun. (slang) Loose change.
SHRAPNEL, noun. Debris.
Dictionary definition
SHRAPNEL, noun. Shell containing lead pellets that explodes in flight.
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