Translations for shrapnel in the English»Serbian Dictionary

shrap·nel ['ʃræpnəl] N no pl

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Both devices were packed with nails to act as shrapnel. en.wikipedia.org

Fragmentation includes the shrapnel described above but can also include sand, debris and vegetation from the area surrounding the blast source. en.wikipedia.org

We then had to protect ourselves from all the shrapnel coming down. en.wikipedia.org

He had received a piece of shrapnel in the head, and had probably died even before the crash. en.wikipedia.org

Picking up his helmet, he sees where shrapnel has torn a slice across it. en.wikipedia.org

Here, his left hip was shattered by shrapnel. en.wikipedia.org

A 1952 operation to remove some of the shrapnel still embedded in his stomach was not completely successful, and in 1964 he suffered a stroke. en.wikipedia.org

It could be employed as shrapnel, case or common shell. en.wikipedia.org

The fuze could be set to explode on contact (percussion) up to the maximum range, but shrapnel exploding on contact was of little use. en.wikipedia.org

A piece of shrapnel embedded in his spine, leaving him paralysed, and he had been told by doctors that he would never walk again. en.wikipedia.org

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