The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word SHRAPNEL , but the solution may also be GRENADE which is one of the most recent solution (2004 in CrossSynergy).
Explosive shell crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SHRAPNEL | 50 % | 8 |
| GRENADE | 50 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Explosive shell
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- grenade
- shrapnel
- torpedo
- bombshell
- dud
- torpedoing
- hand grenade
- loaded
- maroon
- bomb
- bombe
- bombing
Crossword Answer definitions
SHRAPNEL noun- An anti-personnel artillery shell used in WWI which carries a large number of individual bullets close to the target and then ejects them to allow them to continue along the shell's trajectory and strike the target individually.
- A collective term for shot, fragments, or debris thrown out by an exploding shell, bomb or landmine.
- Loose change.
- Debris.
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More clues leading to the result SHRAPNEL
- Explosive fragments named after the British inventor of an artillery shell containing them
- Blast fragments
- Projectile containing bullets.
- Shell fragments
- Shell fallout
- Dangerous debris
- Ammo named after its English inventor
- Bits of shells
- Henry ___, British Army officer who invented the exploding shell
- Explosion fragments