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shrap|nel — «SHRAP nuhl», noun. 1. an artillery shell filled with pellets and powder, set to explode in the air and scatter pellets or shell fragments over a wide area. 2. such shells collectively: »to fire a barrage of shrapnel. 3. one or more of the… … Useful english dictionary
shrap — shrap·nel; shrap·nell s; … English syllables
nel — ach·a·ti·nel·la; ae·gyp·tia·nel·lo·sis; am·bly·si·pho·nel·la; an·nel·i·da; an·nel·i·des; an·ti·per·son·nel; as·te·ri·o·nel·la; bas·sa·nel·lo; bo·nel·lia; bru·nel·lia; ca·nel·la; can·nel; can·nel·lat·ed; can·nel·oid; can·nel·lo·ni; chan·nel·er;… … English syllables
shrapnel — shrap·nel … English syllables
shrapnel — shrap·nel s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} TS milit. granata che, giunta in prossimità del bersaglio, esplode scagliando in tutte le direzioni numerose sfere metalliche {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1879. ETIMO: da Shrapnel, nome dell inventore… … Dizionario italiano
shrapnel — shrap|nel [ˈʃræpnəl] n [U] [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Henry Shrapnel (1761 1842), British army officer who invented such bombs] small pieces of metal from a bomb, bullet etc that are scattered when it explodes ▪ a soldier with shrapnel wounds in… … Dictionary of contemporary English
shrapnel — shrap|nel [ ʃræpnəl ] noun uncount small pieces of metal that fly out of a bomb or bullet when it explodes … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
shrapnel — shrap•nel [[t]ˈʃræp nl[/t]] n. 1) mil fragments scattered by a bursting artillery shell, mine, or bomb 2) a hollow projectile of the 19th century containing bullets and a bursting charge, designed to explode in the air and shower the target with… … From formal English to slang
Shrapnel — 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. [1913 Webster] {Shrapnel shell} (Gunnery), a projectile for a cannon, consisting of a … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shrapnel shell — Shrapnel 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. [1913 Webster] {Shrapnel shell} (Gunnery), a projectile for a cannon,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
