Shrapnel
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:13 ptsWWF:15 pts8 letters
Definition of Shrapnel
Noun
- An anti-personnel artillery shell used in World War I which carries a large number of individual bullets or balls close to the target and then ejects them to allow them to continue along the shell's trajectory and strike the target individually.
- The bullets or balls from the aforementioned type of artillery shell.
- Any shot, fragments, or debris thrown out by an exploding shell, bomb, or landmine.
- Debris.
"The dog ate my sandwich, and there was shrapnel all over the place from him tearing open the bag."
- Loose change.
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