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shrap·nel [ˈʃræpnəl] N no pl

shrapnel

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For anti-personnel use, a small amount of plastic explosive (about half a stick), along with shrapnel-like projectiles if available, would be placed in the bag. en.wikipedia.org

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

He saw combat in several battles and was gassed and suffered a knee injury from shrapnel. en.wikipedia.org

About 50 additional people were injured in from the force of the blast and from by shrapnel that was packed around the explosive device. en.wikipedia.org

Falling shrapnel made a distinctive whistling before striking the area. en.wikipedia.org

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

The blast left a crater 200 ft deep and threw debris and shrapnel as far as 300 yards. en.wikipedia.org

In 1936, the bridge was further reinforced with steel plate as protection against 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

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