Main Entry: shrap·nel

Pronunciation: \ˈshrap-n^əl, especially Southern ˈsrap-\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural shrapnel

Etymology: Henry Shrapnel †1842 English artillery officer

Date: 1806

1 : a projectile that consists of a case provided with a powder charge and a large number of usually lead balls and that is exploded in flight
2 : bomb, mine, or shell fragments