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Shrapnel

In the United Kingdom, a slang term for loose coins in one's pocket.

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Shrapnel shells caused the majority of artillery-inflicted wounds in that war.

The unsettling legacy of General Shrapnel: why no one remembers the man who invented one of history's deadliest weapons

John Melville and Daniel Paton of Montrose Air Station Museum found the 15lb shrapnel shell on the doorstep on Wednesday.

Bomb find at museum; ALERT

Local sources said the governmental school of Abdullah bin Rawaha, east of Deir al-Balah, was hit by shrapnel shells as part of the Israeli shelling of the eastern part of the city.

IOF shell school in Gaza during high school exams

One First World War history site goes into more graphic detail of this devastating battle, stating that: "The British preliminary bombardment started at 5am, the field artillery pounding the barbed wire with shrapnel shells while the howitzers showered the trenches with large-calibre shells.

SHIPPED BACK TO BLIGHTY... BUT THE BATTLE RAGES ON; It is Armistice Day tomorrow. In the final part of a three-part feature, JUSTINE HALIFAX brings the story of brave Brummie boy soldier Charles Steele to a close

Crawley notes the artillery had mostly shrapnel shells, which had limited value against sheltered defensive positions.