shrapnel
nounUK /ˈʃræp.nəl/
US /ˈʃræp.nəl/
Small pieces of metal that fly out when a bomb explodes.
The soldiers hid behind the wall to stay safe from the flying shrapnel.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Metal pieces packed inside a shell or bomb that scatter when it explodes.
The old shell was filled with shrapnel designed to spread in all directions.
3. Leftover bits or scattered fragments of something.
After the storm, shrapnel of broken glass covered the street.
4. A type of artillery shell that bursts and scatters metal pieces.
The museum displayed a shrapnel shell from the war.