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bursting shell

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  • shell-crater — shellˈ crater noun A hole in the ground made by a bursting shell • • • Main Entry: ↑shell …   Useful english dictionary

  • shell — less, adj. shell like, adj. /shel/, n. 1. a hard outer covering of an animal, as the hard case of a mollusk, or either half of the case of a bivalve mollusk. 2. any of various objects resembling such a covering, as in shape or in being more or… …   Universalium

  • Shell (projectile) — This article is about the artillery projectile. For the small arms ammunition, see Shotgun shell. Some sectioned shells from the First World War. From left to right: 90 mm fragmentation shell, 120 mm pig iron incendiary shell, 77/14 model 75 mm… …   Wikipedia

  • shell — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sciell; akin to Old English scealu shell, Old Norse skel, Lithuanian skelti to split, Greek skallein to hoe Date: before 12th century 1. a. a hard rigid usually largely calcareous covering or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Bursting charge — Charge Charge, n. [F. charge, fr. charger to load. See {Charge}, v. t., and cf. {Cargo}, {Caricature}.] 1. A load or burder laid upon a person or thing. [1913 Webster] 2. A person or thing commited or intrusted to the care, custody, or management …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Armor-piercing shot and shell — [ thumb|right|250px|Armour piercing shell of the APBC 1 Light weight ballistic cap 2 Steel alloy piercing shell 3 Desensitized bursting charge (TNT, Trinitrophenol, RDX...) 4 Fuse (set with delay to explode inside the target) 5 Bourrelet (front)… …   Wikipedia

  • star shell — noun an artillery shell containing an illuminant • Hypernyms: ↑flare, ↑flash * * * noun Etymology: star (I) + shell 1. : a shell that on bursting releases a shower of brilliant stars and is used for signaling 2 …   Useful english dictionary

  • gas shell — noun (military) bomb consisting of an explosive projectile filled with a toxic gas that is released when the bomb explodes • Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Shrapnel shell — Shrapnel Shrap nel, a. Applied as an appellation to a kind of shell invented by Gen. H. Shrapnel of the British army. n. A shrapnel shell; shrapnel shells, collectively. [1913 Webster] {Shrapnel shell} (Gunnery), a projectile for a cannon,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Torpedo shell — (Ordnance) A shell longer than a deck piercing shell, with thinner walls and a larger cavity for the bursting charge, which consists of about 130 pounds of high explosive. It has no soft cap, and is intended to effect its damage by the powerful… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • star shell — noun Date: circa 1876 1. a shell that on bursting releases a shower of brilliant stars and is used for signaling 2. a shell with an illuminating projectile …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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