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GAS SHELL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(military) bomb consisting of an explosive projectile filled with a toxic gas that is released when the bomb explodes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("gas shell" is a kind of...):
bomb (an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions)
Domain category:
armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)