Shrapnel


noun
1.
Military.

a hollow projectile containing bullets or the like and a bursting charge, designed to explode before reaching the target, and to set free a shower of missiles.
such projectiles collectively.

2.
shell fragments.
noun
1.

a projectile containing a number of small pellets or bullets exploded before impact
such projectiles collectively

2.
fragments from this or any other type of shell
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