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    shrapnel

    US /ˈʃræpnəl/

    ・

    UK /ˈʃræpnəl/

    C1
    n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Small metal pieces from an exploding bomb
    When the bomb exploded they were hit by flying shrapnel

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    Report: Israeli airstrikes on Iran have killed at least 585 people and wounded another 1,326

    07:07Report: Israeli airstrikes on Iran have killed at least 585 people and wounded another 1,326
    • We don't know if there was a hit or whether this came from Shrapnel from the interceptors, but there have also been no major injuries reported.

      We don't know if there was a hit or whether this came from Shrapnel from the interceptors, but there have also been no major injuries reported.

    • We don't know if there was a hit or whether this came from shrapnel from the interceptors,

      We don't know if there was a hit or whether this came from shrapnel from the interceptors,

    B1

    花火師だけど質問ある? | Tech Support | WIRED Japan

    16:39花火師だけど質問ある? | Tech Support | WIRED Japan
    • The professional mortar tube is going to be made out of an HDPE or high-density polyethylene plastic, so instead of fracturing or fragmenting, if the firework would accidentally explode inside of it, it would just expand, so it doesn't send any fragments or shrapnel anywhere.

      The professional mortar tube is going to be made out of an HDPE or high-density polyethylene plastic, so instead of fracturing or fragmenting, if the firework would accidentally explode inside of it, it would just expand, so it doesn't send any fragments or shrapnel anywhere.

    • So it doesn't send any fragments or shrapnel anywhere.

      So it doesn't send any fragments or shrapnel anywhere.

    B2

    Ukrainians get creative to cope with Russia's nightly drone attacks | DW News

    06:47Ukrainians get creative to cope with Russia's nightly drone attacks | DW News
    • The cabin probably won't protect her from any direct impact, Katerina admits, but at least it offers her some protection from shrapnel and debris.

      The cabin probably won't protect her from any direct impact, Katerina admits, but at least it offers her some protection from shrapnel and debris.

    • but at least it offers her some protection from shrapnel and debris.

      but at least it offers her some protection from shrapnel and debris.

    B1

    Crash Course Big History: The Solar System & the Earth

    14:01Crash Course Big History: The Solar System & the Earth
    • And then on the edge of the solar system, there's the Kuiper Belt, a region of planetary shrapnel, like poor old Pluto.

      And then on the edge of the solar system, there's the Kuiper Belt, a region of planetary shrapnel, like poor old Pluto.

    • there's the Kuiper Belt, a region of planetary shrapnel

      there's the Kuiper Belt, a region of planetary shrapnel

    B1

    War & Military Vocabulary: Understand the news

    13:36War & Military Vocabulary: Understand the news
    • you have shrapnel. "Shrapnel" are little pieces of metal. So when the grenade explodes, all

      you have shrapnel. "Shrapnel" are little pieces of metal. So when the grenade explodes, all

    • You put it into the gun, you shoot it, it goes, explodes, and you have "shrapnel".

      You put it into the gun, you shoot it, it goes, explodes, and you have "shrapnel".

    B1

    VANCOUVER Travel Guide Travel Better in Canada!

    08:34VANCOUVER Travel Guide  Travel Better in Canada!
    • end up with pockets full of shrapnel at the end of the holiday.

      end up with pockets full of shrapnel at the end of the holiday.

    • Now, the thing I like most about Canadian money is they've done away with the penny and rounded everything up to the nearest 5 cents, meaning you don't end up with pockets full of shrapnel at the end of your holiday.

      Now, the thing I like most about Canadian money is they've done away with the penny and rounded everything up to the nearest 5 cents, meaning you don't end up with pockets full of shrapnel at the end of your holiday.

    B1

    The Christmas Miracle Bride | A TLC Christmas 2016

    02:59The Christmas Miracle Bride | A TLC Christmas 2016
    • We got ambushed; anti-tank missile came through the hum V, right through me; I had three pieces of shrapnel in my brain, almost took off my whole left hand and right hand.

      We got ambushed; anti-tank missile came through the hum V, right through me; I had three pieces of shrapnel in my brain, almost took off my whole left hand and right hand.

    • and got three pieces of shrapnel on my brain, almost took off my whole left hand and right hand.

      and got three pieces of shrapnel on my brain, almost took off my whole left hand and right hand.

    A2

    Iran and Israel exchange fire as Trump warns Iranians to evacuate Tehran | BBC News

    11:00Iran and Israel exchange fire as Trump warns Iranians to evacuate Tehran | BBC News
    • Meanwhile, Israel's emergency services say five people have been injured by shrapnel at one of the impact sites in the central part of the country.

      Meanwhile, Israel's emergency services say five people have been injured by shrapnel at one of the impact sites in the central part of the country.

    • Meanwhile, Israel's emergency services say five people have been injured by shrapnel at one of the impact sites in the central part of the country.

      Meanwhile, Israel's emergency services say five people have been injured by shrapnel at one of the impact sites in the central part of the country.

    B1

    What lies behind Israel's latest ground offensive in Deir al-Balah? | DW News

    11:38What lies behind Israel's latest ground offensive in Deir al-Balah? | DW News
    • I was injured in the leg and he was hit by shrapnel here in his neck.

      I was injured in the leg and he was hit by shrapnel here in his neck.

    • I was injured in the leg, and he was hit by shrapnel here in his neck.

      I was injured in the leg, and he was hit by shrapnel here in his neck.

    B1

    Wanna Live Forever? Become A Noun | SKUNK BEAR | Krulwich Wonders | NPR

    03:16Wanna Live Forever? Become A Noun | SKUNK BEAR | Krulwich Wonders | NPR
    • Lamborghini made a car, Mason made a mason jar, and Henry Shrapnel was the bomb.

      Lamborghini made a car, Mason made a mason jar, and Henry Shrapnel was the bomb.

    • Lamborghini made a car, Mason made a mason jar, and Henry Shrapnel was the bomb.

      Lamborghini made a car, Mason made a mason jar, and Henry Shrapnel was the bomb.

    B2