shrapnel shell

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shrapnel shell - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
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     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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