Synonyms for shrapnel
ˈʃræp nlshrap·nel

Princeton's WordNet

1. shrapnelnoun

   shell containing lead pellets that explodes in flight

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1. List of paraphrases for "shrapnel":

   shard

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1. War Relief -RRB- Fine:

   There was another dog a friend of mine wanted to adopt that I was willing to bring home. But then the veterinarian showed me his X-ray and he had shrapnel throughout his spine and he had to be operated on, this is a horrific, horrific situation that, you know, needs attention.

2. Galina Bayeva:

   Dad's been killed. Mom's in hospital. They didn't make it home. They'd gone to get their pensions. Dad is lying here. He's full of holes, full of shrapnel.

3. Ghazi Balkiz/CNN:

   I don’t know how I survived. I don’t know how I survived the shelling. My eye was hanging out. I was concussed. My whole face was covered in blood. Shrapnel pierced my lungs through my body armor.

4. Jake Schick:

   I was leaving my family to go see my family, that was painful, much worse than the compound fractures in my left leg and arm, the broken ribs, the shrapnel and burns. The fact that I was leaving my brothers hurt more than anything … I had to leave them knowing they were in harm’s way and there was nothing I could do about it.

5. Galina Bayeva:

   Dad's been killed. Mom's in hospital. They didn't make it home ... Dad is lying here. He's full of holes, full of shrapnel.