noun:small metal pieces that scatter outwards from an exploding bomb, shell, or mine
noun: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
Examples
He has a piece of 'shrapnel' in his leg.
Movie clips
Movie quotes
(..) - What happened? - I saw it. - You saw what? - I saw it. Blain. No powder burns, no shrapnel. The wound's all fused, cauterised. What the hell could have done this to a man? Mac. Mac, look at me. - Who did this? (..)
