What is the meaning of Shrapnel?

  • (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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
7
 
|15 years ago|206 views|share |citing 
APAWebster's. (2011). shrapnel. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/shrapnel/definitions/2061671
ChicagoWebster's. 2011. "shrapnel" http://smartdefine.org/shrapnel/definitions/2061671 (accessed September 20, 2026).
HarvardWebster's 2011, shrapnel, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/shrapnel/definitions/2061671>.
MLAWebster's. "shrapnel" 28 May 2011. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/shrapnel/definitions/2061671>
{ class="autoclick" }next definition (/)