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How to pronounce “shrapnel”
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Pronunciation guide for shrapnel
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of shrapnel with real speech in context.
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- Real speech example
- Not Impossible: The Art and Joy of Doing What Couldn't Be Done
of jet fuel and shrapnel-- metal shrapnel-- out
- Definition summary
- (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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How to pronounce shrapnel
Not Impossible: The Art and Joy of Doing What Couldn't Be Done
of jet fuel and shrapnel-- metal shrapnel-- out
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “shrapnel”
Meaning
- [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.
- (military, historical) The bullets or balls from the aforementioned type of artillery shell.
- (military) Any shot, fragments, or debris thrown out by an exploding shell, bomb, or landmine.
- (by extension, figurative) Debris.
- (slang, figurative) Loose change.
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