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ARTILLERY SHELL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does artillery shell mean?
• ARTILLERY SHELL (noun)
The noun ARTILLERY SHELL has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: ARTILLERY SHELL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A shell fired by artillery
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("artillery shell" is a kind of...):
shell (ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun)
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