shell fragments
Pieces of casing
Shell fragments are pieces of an explosive shell's casing after detonation, propelled outward as shrapnel.
The term appears most often in military and medical contexts: The surgeon removed shell fragments from his leg.
Shell fragments can also refer to broken pieces of seashells, eggshells, or other natural casings: Shell fragments littered the beach near the nesting site.
- shrapnelScattered explosion fragments
- splintersThin sharp broken fragments
- debrisScattered broken fragments
- casingEnclosing cover or frame
- explosionViolent burst of energy
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