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Shrapnel

Scope note

Use specifically for the subprojectiles, usually small lead or steel bars or balls, contained in certain artillery shells designed to explode in midair, scattering the contents in every direction. May also be used generally to include the fragments of the cases of exploding shells, antipersonnel grenades, mines, or bombs.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000204155

Broader Terms used

ammunition

Created

13yrs ago

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