shrapnel

1. A 19th-century artillery shell containing metal balls, designed to explode in the air above enemy troops.

2. Fragments from an exploded artillery shell, mine, or bomb.

3. The metal balls in such a weapon.

4. A projectile that consists of a case provided with a powder charge and a large number of usually lead balls and that is exploded in flight.

5. Bomb, mine, or shell fragments.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
shrapnel	13	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
shrapnel	13