HyperDic: shrapnel

English > 1 sense of the word *shrapnel*:
NOUN	artifact	shrapnel	shell containing lead pellets that explodes in flight

shrapnel > pronunciation
Sounds	shrae'pnahl
Rhymes	abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl...

English > *shrapnel*: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	shell containing lead pellets that explodes in flight.
Broader	shell	ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile
Spanish	metralla
Catalan	metralla