šrapnel — meaning in English

English meaning

• shell noun The hard outer covering of certain animals, such as snails, crabs, and turtles, or of eggs and nuts.
• shrapnel noun Metal fragments or fragments thrown out by an exploding shell, bomb, or mine.

Senses

šrapnel is used for these senses in English:

• shell (weaponry) A hollow, usually spherical or cylindrical projectile fired from a siege mortar or a smoothbore cannon. It contains an explosive substance designed to be ignited by a fuse or by percussion at the target site so that it will burst and scatter at high velocity its contents and fragments. Formerly called a bomb.
• shrapnel (military) Any shot, fragments, or debris thrown out by an exploding shell, bomb, or landmine.

shell — full definition

1. noun The hard outer covering of certain animals, such as snails, crabs, and turtles, or of eggs and nuts.
2. noun An explosive projectile fired from artillery.
3. noun The outer frame or structure of something, especially when unfinished or empty inside.
4. noun A computer program that provides a command-line interface for interacting with an operating system.
5. verb To remove the outer covering from something, such as a nut or pea.

shrapnel — full definition

1. noun Metal fragments or fragments thrown out by an exploding shell, bomb, or mine.
2. noun Loose change or small coins (informal).

Related Czech words