Shrapnel
Pronunciation : Shrap"nel
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : Defn: Applied as an appellation to a kind of shell invented by Gen. H. Shrapnel of the British army. -- n.
Defn: A shrapnel shell; shrapnel shells, collectively. Shrapnel shell (Gunnery), a projectile for a cannon, consisting of a shell filled with bullets and a small bursting charge to scatter them at any given point while in flight. See the Note under Case shot.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913