Shrapnel
British ordnance inventor
Shrapnel is fragments from an exploding bomb, shell, or other munition.
Originally it referred to a specific type of artillery shell filled with metal balls, designed to scatter on detonation.
Now the term covers any flying debris from an explosion: She was hit by shrapnel from the IED.
Figuratively, shrapnel can mean scattered remnants or fallout from any destructive event.
Incomplete portion of whole
- shellHard outer covering
- artilleryLarge-caliber battlefield weapons
- explosionViolent burst of energy
- bombExplosive device or disaster
casing · projectile · mortar · grenade · blast · ordnance · warhead · detonation
Incomplete portion of whole
- embeddedSet firmly within something
- lacerationTorn, ragged wound
- punctureHole from penetration
- surgeryInvasive medical procedure
extraction · scar · injury · trauma · bleeding · lodged · penetration · casualty
Germanic masculine name
- NapoleonicOf the French emperor
- cannonballRound artillery ammunition
- inventionNew device or method
- BritishOf the United Kingdom
warfare · military · nineteenth-century · spherical · battlefield · artillery · musket · cavalry
Post-blast atmospheric particles
- aftermathResults following an event
- collateralSecurity for debt
- damageHarm or impairment
- consequencesResults of actions taken
remnants · debris · fragments · scattered · wreckage · destruction · impact · residue
fragment
Incomplete portion of whole
bomb · casing · projectile · mortar · grenade · blast · ordnance · warhead · detonation · missile
fragment
Incomplete portion of whole
- embeddedSet firmly within something
- lacerationTorn, ragged wound
- punctureHole from penetration
surgery · extraction · scar · injury · trauma · bleeding · lodged · penetration · casualty · wound
Henry
Germanic masculine name
- NapoleonicOf the French emperor
- cannonballRound artillery ammunition
- inventionNew device or method
British · warfare · military · nineteenth-century · spherical · battlefield · artillery · musket · cavalry · infantry
fallout
Post-blast atmospheric particles
- aftermathResults following an event
- collateralSecurity for debt
- damageHarm or impairment
consequences · remnants · debris · fragments · scattered · wreckage · destruction · impact · residue · breakup
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