shrapnel
noun [U] /ˈʃræp.nəl/Definition
› small pieces of metal that fly through the air when a bomb or similar weapon explodes and are intended to injure people: Twelve people were hit by shrapnel in the attack. a shrapnel woundBombs and missiles
(Definition of shrapnel noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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