shrapnell
French, noun\ʃʁap.nɛl\
shrapnell is spelled S-H-R-A-P-N-E-L-L (9 letters). Shrapnell is a French masculine noun meaning “shrapnel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Obus d’artillerie qui explose au-dessus de sa cible en libérant de nombreux projectiles meurtriers”.
What does shrapnell mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineshrapnel
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Obus d’artillerie qui explose au-dessus de sa cible en libérant de nombreux projectiles meurtriers.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of shrapnell
- shrapnells plural
- shrapnel
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce shrapnell?
- \ʃʁap.nɛl\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.