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Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish شراپنل (şarapnel),[1] borrowed from English shrapnel, named after Henry Shrapnel.[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃa.ɾapˈnel/
- Hyphenation: şa‧rap‧nel
Noun
şarapnel (definite accusative şarapneli, plural şarapneller)
- (military) shrapnel (anti-personnel artillery shell used in World War I)
- (military) shrapnel (bullets from the aforementioned type of artillery shell)
- (military) shrapnel (any fragment or debris thrown out by an exploding shell, bomb or landmine)
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