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Synonyms for shrapnel

Grammar : Noun
Spell : shrap-nl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈʃræp nl

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Définition of shrapnel

Origin :
  • 1806, from Gen. Henry Shrapnel (1761-1842), who invented a type of exploding, fragmenting shell when he was a lieutenant in the Royal Artillery during the Peninsular War. The invention consisted of a hollow cannon ball, filled with shot, which burst in mid-air; his name for it was spherical case ammunition. Sense of "shell fragments" is first recorded 1940. The surname is attested from 13c., and is believed to be a metathesized form of Charbonnel, a diminutive form of Old French charbon "charcoal," in reference to complexion, hair color, or some other quality.
  • As in ammunition : noun projectiles for weaponry
Example sentences :
  • How often have I felt anxious seeing these shrapnel through the telescope.
  • Extract from : « Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2 » by Ian Hamilton
  • Oh for the good "Queen Bess," her high command, and her 15-inch shrapnel!
  • Extract from : « Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2 » by Ian Hamilton
  • But the shrapnel got on to these fellows also and I lost sight of them.
  • Extract from : « Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2 » by Ian Hamilton
  • When we got back to the Arno we found she had been hit by shrapnel, but no damage.
  • Extract from : « Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2 » by Ian Hamilton
  • Then they came to grips and mentioned the cause of their injuries—bullet or shrapnel.
  • Extract from : « A Boswell of Baghdad » by E. V. Lucas
  • He was badly wounded by shrapnel and was sent back to England.
  • Extract from : « The Emma Gees » by Herbert Wes McBride
  • In the moaning of the shells there mingles the rattling of shrapnel.
  • Extract from : « Current History, A Monthly Magazine » by New York Times
  • It was the first shrapnel sent out by the Germans during the siege.
  • Extract from : « Current History, A Monthly Magazine » by New York Times
  • There were a couple of civilian casualties resulting from the shrapnel.
  • Extract from : « Six days of the Irish Republic » by Louis Redmond-Howard
  • Round about the shrapnel burst in little puffs like cotton-wool.
  • Extract from : « One Man's Initiation--1917 » by John Dos Passos
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