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shrapnel in Arabic

شَظَايَا šaẓāyā

/ˈʃɹæpnəl/

shrapnel in Arabic: شَظَايَا (šaẓāyā). In English, shrapnel means an anti-personnel artillery shell used in World War I which carries a large number of individual bullets or balls close to the target and then ejects them to allow them to continue along the shell's trajectory and strike the target individually.

Arabic words for shrapnel

fragments and debris thrown out by an exploding device
شَظَايَا šaẓāyā

English meaning of shrapnel

  1. noun An anti-personnel artillery shell used in World War I which carries a large number of individual bullets or balls close to the target and then ejects them to allow them to continue along the shell's trajectory and strike the target individually.
  2. noun The bullets or balls from the aforementioned type of artillery shell.
  3. noun Any shot, fragments, or debris thrown out by an exploding shell, bomb, or landmine.
  4. noun Debris.

Full definition of shrapnel

shrapnel in a sentence

  • The dog ate my sandwich, and there was shrapnel all over the place from him tearing open the bag.

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Questions about shrapnel in Arabic

What is the meaning of shrapnel in Arabic?
Shrapnel in Arabic is شَظَايَا (šaẓāyā).
ما معنى كلمة shrapnel؟
Shrapnel: شَظَايَا (šaẓāyā).
What does shrapnel mean in English?
Shrapnel means an anti-personnel artillery shell used in World War I which carries a large number of individual bullets or balls close to the target and then ejects them to allow them to continue along the shell's trajectory and strike the target individually.

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