shrapnel meaning in Tamil
தெறிகுண்டு
/ˈʃɹæpnəl/
shrapnel in Tamil: தெறிகுண்டு, சிதறுகுண்டு, வெடிகுண்டுச் சிதறல், தெறிதுண்டு. 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.
Tamil words for shrapnel
- தெறிகுண்டு, சிதறுகுண்டு, வெடிகுண்டுச் சிதறல், தெறிதுண்டு
English meaning of shrapnel
- 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.
- noun The bullets or balls from the aforementioned type of artillery shell.
- noun Any shot, fragments, or debris thrown out by an exploding shell, bomb, or landmine.
- noun Debris.
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 Tamil
- What is the meaning of shrapnel in Tamil?
- Shrapnel in Tamil is தெறிகுண்டு, சிதறுகுண்டு, வெடிகுண்டுச் சிதறல், தெறிதுண்டு.
- shrapnel என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
- Shrapnel: தெறிகுண்டு, சிதறுகுண்டு, வெடிகுண்டுச் சிதறல், தெறிதுண்டு.
- 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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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: shrapnel (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: shrapnel (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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