shrap·nel 
(shrăpnəl)
(shrăpnəl)n. pl. shrapnel
1. Fragments from an exploded artillery shell, mine, or bomb.
2.
a. A 19th-century artillery shell containing metal balls, designed to explode in the air above enemy troops.
b. The metal balls in such a weapon.
[After Henry Shrapnel (1761-1842), British army officer.]
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