\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.
{Shrapnel shell} (Gunnery), a projectile for a cannon,
   consisting of a shell filled with bullets and a small
   bursting charge to scatter them at any given point while
   in flight. See the Note under {Case shot}.