noun🔗Share榴散弾An 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. "古い戦争映画の中で、兵士たちは爆発する砲弾から榴散弾が降り注ぐ中、身を隠した。militaryweaponwarhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share榴散弾, 破片A 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. "爆弾が爆発した後、榴散弾が空中に飛び散り、近くの車や建物に損害を与えました。militaryweaponwardisasterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share小銭Loose change."My pocket held a small amount of shrapnel—a few coins—from my lunch break. "ポケットには、ランチ休憩で出た小銭が少し入っていました。financeassetChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share破片, 榴散弾Debris."The dog ate my sandwich, and there was shrapnel all over the place from him tearing open the bag."犬が私のサンドイッチを食べ、袋を破いたせいで破片がそこら中に散らばっていました。militarywarweapondisasterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading