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/ˈʃɹæpnəl/ · noun
(military, historical) An anti-personnel artillery shell used in World War I which carries a large number of individual bullets or balls close to the target and then ejects them to allow them to continue along the shell's trajectory and strike the target individually..
The dog ate my sandwich, and there was shrapnel all over the place from him tearing open the bag.
I was waiting in the queue, looking at the board / Wondering whether to have a burger or chips / Or what the shrapnel in my back pocket could afford
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Shrapnel means (military, historical) An anti-personnel artillery shell used in World War I which carries a large number of individual bullets or balls close to the target and then ejects them to allow them to continue along the shell's trajectory and strike the target individually..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The dog ate my sandwich, and there was shrapnel all over the place from him tearing open the bag.
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