薬莢 — 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.

Senses

薬莢 is used for these senses in English:

• shell (weaponry) The casing of a self-contained single-unit artillery projectile.
• shell (weaponry) The cartridge of a breechloading firearm; a load; a bullet; a round.

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.

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