noun🔗ShareAn anti-personnel artillery shell used in WWI which carries a large number of individual bullets close to the target and then ejects them to allow them to continue along the shell's trajectory and strike the target individually."During the old war movie, the soldiers ducked for cover as shrapnel rained down around them from the exploding artillery shells. "militaryweaponwarhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA collective term for shot, fragments, or debris thrown out by an exploding shell, bomb or landmine."After the bomb exploded, shrapnel flew through the air, damaging nearby cars and buildings. "militaryweaponwardisasterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLoose change."My pocket held a small amount of shrapnel—a few coins—from my lunch break. "financeassetChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDebris."The dog ate my sandwich, and there was shrapnel all over the place from him tearing open the bag."militarywarweapondisasterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
