Shrapnel
Shrapnel noun - Shell containing lead pellets that explodes in flight.
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Synonyms for Shrapnel
Torpedo
Torpedo noun - A large sandwich on a long split roll.
Shrapnel and torpedo are semantically related in projectiles for weaponry topic. Sometimes you can use "Shrapnel" instead a noun "Torpedo".
Nearby Words: torpedoed, torpedoing
Both words in one sentence
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You submarine shoots out a torpedo that explodes into armor-piercing shrapnel after a short distance.
Source: Video Game / In the Hunt -
In the Hunt had the green power-up, which allowed your submarine to fire out a torpedo that exploded into a spread of shrapnel.
Source: Spread Shot
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