shrapnel

noun

shrap·nel ˈshrap-nᵊl

especially Southern ˈsrap-

plural shrapnel

: a projectile that consists of a case provided with a powder charge and a large number of usually lead balls and that is exploded in flight

: bomb, mine, or shell fragments

Examples of shrapnel in a Sentence

He has a piece of shrapnel in his leg. Shrapnel from the explosion wounded many people.

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Police did not disclose where they were hit, but a law enforcement source told The Times that preliminary information suggests that one of the officers suffered a graze wound to the leg, while the other was struck in the hand by shrapnel. —

Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024 Berger allegedly began firing through the wall and one of the SWAT officers was injured, possibly by shrapnel, the GBI alleges. —

Liam Quinn, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024 Eleven-year-old Abbas was hit by shrapnel during a missile strike near his home in southern Lebanon. —

Unicef Usa, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024 As of this writing, one Palestinian in the West Bank was killed and two Israelis were injured in falling shrapnel. —

The Editors, National Review, 2 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for shrapnel