shrapnel

     

Shrapnel is the term commonly use to describe the metal fragments and debris thrown out by any exploding object, be it a high explosive (HE) filled shell or a homemade bomb wrapped with nails or steel balls.

Trivia about shrapnel

  • This term for artillery fragments is named for a British officer who invented a new kind of shell
  • From the name of a British Army officer, they're fragments from an exploded artillery shell

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