English Dictionary

shrapnel

/ˈʃɹæpnəl/

noun

(military, historical) An anti-personnel artillery shell used in World War I which carries a large number of individual bullets close to the target and then ejects them to allow them to continue along the shell's trajectory and strike the target individually.

The explosion sent shrapnel flying in all directions.

意味（1）

(military, historical) An anti-personnel artillery shell used in World War I which carries a large number of individual bullets close to the target and then ejects them to allow them to continue along the shell's trajectory and strike the target individually.

意味（2）

(military, historical) The bullets from the aforementioned type of artillery shell.

意味（3）

(military) A collective term for shot, fragments, or debris thrown out by an exploding shell, bomb or landmine.

意味（4）

(slang) Loose change.

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

意味（5）

Debris.

The dog ate my sandwich, and there was shrapnel all over the place from him tearing open the bag.