What does Shrapnel mean?
Definitions for Shrapnel
ˈʃræp nlshrap·nel
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Shrapnel.
Princeton's WordNet
shrapnelnoun
shell containing lead pellets that explodes in flight
Wiktionary
shrapnelnoun
A collective term for shot, fragments, or debris thrown out by an exploding shell or landmine.
shrapnelnoun
Loose change.
Etymology: 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.
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shrapnel
Shrapnel is a term used to describe fragments of a bomb, shell, or other object thrown out by an explosion. It is often used to refer to pieces of metal designed to be scattered in such a way to cause maximum damage to people or structures in the surrounding area during conflicts or wars.
Webster Dictionary
Shrapneladjective
applied as an appellation to a kind of shell invented by Gen. H. Shrapnel of the British army
Shrapnelnoun
a shrapnel shell; shrapnel shells, collectively
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
shrapnel
See Projectile, Smooth-bore Projectiles.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Shrapnel in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Shrapnel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of Shrapnel in a Sentence
I don’t know how I survived. I don’t know how I survived the shelling. My eye was hanging out. I was concussed. My whole face was covered in blood. Shrapnel pierced my lungs through my body armor.
It’s clear that shrapnel wounds predominate but there are also bullet wounds.
I was in the garden and a rocket hit and the shrapnel sliced me open, something fell out of me and I grabbed it and I put it back in and I lay down.
We came out, and I tripped and hurt my ankle, the next day, we had another explosion. It knocked me unconscious. I woke up and had several injuries and pieces of shrapnel in my ankle. That's when, as a runner, it stopped for me.
Well, I was just a kid at the time and I wasnt sure why I received the award as I was doing what I was sent and trained to do.It happened so fast - I was injured by shrapnel, sent to sickbay and given the Purple Heart, then --it was gone.I just thought Id never get it back again so to have it would be pretty wonderful as I didnt really realize at the time just how much it meant.
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- skrapnelAfrikaans
- شظاياArabic
- šrapnelCzech
- granatsplinterDanish
- Granatsplitter, SchrapnellGerman
- μύδρος, θραύσμαGreek
- metralla, granada de metralla, shrapnelSpanish
- گلوله انفجاریPersian
- sirpaleet, srapnelliFinnish
- shrapnelFrench
- गंजगोलाHindi
- srapnel, repeszHungarian
- pecahan peluru meriamIndonesian
- scheggia di bomba, shrapnel, schegge, bomba antiuomo, proiettiliItalian
- רְסִיסִיםHebrew
- 榴散弾Japanese
- 유산탄Korean
- shrapnelLatin
- matā koraraMāori
- shrapnel, granaatschervenDutch
- splinterNorwegian
- szrapnelPolish
- estilhaço, estilhaçosPortuguese
- șrapnelRomanian
- шрапнельRussian
- splitterSwedish
- உலோகத்துண்டுTamil
- เศษกระสุนThai
- şarapnelTurkish
- шрапнельUkrainian
- گنزگولاUrdu
- đạn trái pháVietnamese
- jräpnälVolapük
- שראַפּנעלYiddish
- 弹片Chinese
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