- shrapnel case
- Техника: шрапнельный стакан
Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
Shrapnel — is the term originally applied to an anti personnel artillery shell which carried a large number of individual bullets to the target and then ejected them forwards, relying almost entirely on the shell s velocity for their lethality. Today the… … Wikipedia
shrapnel — ou shrapnell [ ʃrapnɛl ] n. m. • 1827; mot angl., du nom de l inventeur ♦ Obus rempli de balles, qu il projette en éclatant. ● shrapnell ou shrapnel nom masculin (de H. Shrapnel, nom propre) Obus rempli de balles. ● shrapnell ou shrapnel… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Shrapnel — 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. [1913 Webster] {Shrapnel shell} (Gunnery), a projectile for a cannon, consisting of a … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shrapnel shell — Shrapnel 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. [1913 Webster] {Shrapnel shell} (Gunnery), a projectile for a cannon,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Case — may refer to:Academia* Case analysis, division of a problem into separate cases * Case study, examination of a single instance or event * Center for Social and Economic ResearchBusiness* Business case, captures the reasoning for initiating a… … Wikipedia
shrapnel — (n.) 1806, from Gen. Henry Shrapnel (1761 1842), who invented a type of exploding, fragmenting shell when he was a lieutenant in the Royal Artillery during the Peninsular War. The invention consisted of a hollow cannon ball, filled with shot,… … Etymology dictionary
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
case shot — n. a quantity of small projectiles enclosed in a single case, as a shrapnel shell, for firing from a gun … English World dictionary
Case-shot — Caseshot was a projectile used in ordnance for fighting at close quarters. It consists of a thin metal case containing a large number of bullets or other small projectiles, such as musketballs, stones, or old pieces of iron. Case shot was… … Wikipedia
Shrapnel — Premier engin explosif à balles de plomb, inventé par le Lieutenant Henry Shrapnel, et sa première version « améliorée » par le capitaine E.M. Boxer (B) … Wikipédia en Français