Found 2 items, similar to shrapnel.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: shrapnel shrapnel n : shell containing lead pellets that explodes in flight
English → English (gcide) Definition: shrapnel Case shot \Case" shot`\ (Mil.) A collection of small projectiles, inclosed in a case or canister. [1913 Webster] Note: In the United States a case shot is a thin spherical or oblong cast-iron shell containing musket balls and a bursting charge, with a time fuse; -- called in Europe shrapnel. In Europe the term case shot is applied to what in the United States is called canister. --Wilhelm. [1913 Webster]