Mines
Shells
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Blueprints were drawn up in all seriousness for atomic-powered aircraft, artillery and mortar shells with nuclear payloads and even land mines with explosive yields in the kiloton range.
Source: Useful Notes / The Fifties -
Numerous explosive weapons are used to kill infantry; there exist anti-personnel grenades, anti-personnel mines, mortars, and shrapnel/high-explosive artillery shells.
Source: Non-Fatal Explosions -
If you held on to your mortar shells, you can turn them into makeshift land mines.
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