shrapnel
noun[U]
uk/ˈʃræp.nəl/us/ˈʃræp.nəl/smallpiecesofmetalthatflythrough theairwhen abomborsimilarweaponexplodesand areintendedtoinjurepeople:
炸弹碎片，弹片Twelvepeoplewerehitbyshrapnel in theattack.袭击中共有12人被弹片击中。
a shrapnelwound弹片伤
UKinformal
asmallamountofmoneyin theformofcoins:
Iwonderedif the shrapnel in mypocketwas enough for aburgerandchips.
- Apieceof shrapnel wasembeddedin hisleg.
- Plastictarpsover thewindowsprotectedthem from shrapnel when thebuildingwashitby amissile.
- You'rewalkingdown thestreet, youseeahomelessperson, and you give them ahandfulof shrapnel.
- 60quidismereshrapnelcomparedwith the £500 thatfansmustshellout for top-pricetickets.
Bombs & missiles
- anti-mine
- anti-missile
- anti-radar
- anti-satellite
- anti-ship
- enrich
- enrichment
- Exocet
- firebomb
- frag bomb
- Molotov cocktail
- mortar
- mushroom cloud
- napalm
- neutron bomb
- suicide belt
- suicide vest
- superbomb
- surface-to-air missile
- test ban treaty
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Small amounts of money