0
The word shrapnel describes a piece or pieces of artillery shell or bomb. The British army officer and inventor Henry Shrapnel made a hollow cannon ball filled with gunpowder and lead balls for use as an anti-personnel weapon, which was adopted by the British army in 1803. Ever since, his name has been used to describe fragments of explosive shells.
What else can I help you with?
How do you use shrapnel in a sentence?
Over a dozen Marines were wounded on Saturday when they were struck by shrapnel from an IED. The word shrapnel is a noun.
What is shrapnel and why might it be dangerous?
shrapnel is a piece of metal. for example when a bomb explodes it creates shrapnel
What is the birth name of Joe Shrapnel?
Joe Shrapnel's birth name is Joe Sebastian Shrapnel.
What is the birth name of Lex Shrapnel?
Lex Shrapnel's birth name is Alexander Carey Shrapnel.
What is the birth name of Tom Shrapnel?
Tom Shrapnel's birth name is Thomas Heydon Shrapnel.
What is another word for bomb fragments?
Shrapnel
Where did the word shrapnel come from?
The word 'shrapnel' is named after Henry Shrapnel the Englishman who invented it back in the 1700's.
What is shrapnel named after?
Shrapnel is named after Major General Henry Shrapnel (1761 - 1842) an English artillery officer
When was Haze Shrapnel created?
Haze Shrapnel was created on 2008-02-17.
What is an example sentence for shrapnel?
I was pelted with shrapnel from the exploding grenades.
When was Hugh Shrapnel born?
Hugh Shrapnel was born in 1947.
When did Norman Shrapnel die?
Norman Shrapnel died in 2004.
