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shard in German

shard in German is Scherbe — shard means a sharp broken piece of glass, pottery, or similar brittle material.

shard in German

Scherbe
noun
(by extension) A piece of material, especially rock and similar materials, reminding of a broken piece of glass or pottery.

What does "shard" mean?

  1. noun A sharp broken piece of glass, pottery, or similar brittle material.
    "He cut his foot on a shard of glass hidden in the sand."
  2. noun In computing, one segment of a database or online game world that has been split up to spread the load across multiple servers.
    "The game assigns each new player to a shard with lighter traffic."

shard in a sentence

  • He cut his foot on a shard of glass hidden in the sand.
  • Archaeologists found shards of ancient pottery at the site.
  • The game assigns each new player to a shard with lighter traffic.

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What is "shard" in German?

"shard" in German is Scherbe. shard means: A sharp broken piece of glass, pottery, or similar brittle material.

How do you use "shard" in a sentence?

Example: "He cut his foot on a shard of glass hidden in the sand." In German, "shard" is Scherbe.

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