shrapnel
n. 零钱, 榴霰弹, 弹片
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1.
An anti-personnel artillery shell used in World War I which carries a large number of individual bullets or balls close to the target and then ejects them to allow them to continue along the shell's trajectory and strike the target individually.
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2.
The bullets or balls from the aforementioned type of artillery shell.
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Any shot, fragments, or debris thrown out by an exploding shell, bomb, or landmine.
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4.
Debris.
弹片
榴霰弹
霰弹
子母弹
比喻 不可数 引申义The dog ate my sandwich, and there was shrapnel all over the place from him tearing open the bag.
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5.
Loose change.
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From Shrapnel. Named after British army officer Henry Shrapnel (1761–1842) who invented an anti-personnel shell that transported a large number of bullets to the target before releasing them, at a far greater distance than rifles could fire the bullets individually. The surname is likely a metathesized form of Charbonnel, a diminutive of Old French charbon (“charcoal”) in reference to hair color, complexion, or the like.
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