1. Which of the following is the correct explanation of the word ‘shrapnel’?
a) Fired by artillery – designed to explode on landing to damage people, buildings or fortifications
b) Period of time where multiple artillery weapons focus on a particular time for a set period of time
c) Crater made by exploding shell, often used by soldiers to shelter in if in no-man’s land
d) Shells – filled with metal fragments – designed to explode in the air and kill or maim multiple soldiers
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a hollow projectile containing bullets or the like and a bursting charge, designed to explode before reaching the target, and to set free a shower of missiles. such projectiles collectively.
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I thought a is the best option