shell
exploding artillery projectile
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Summary
shell is a weapon type[1]. shell draws 4,268 Wikipedia views per month (weapon type category, ranking #108 of 694).[2]
Key Facts
- Named after: pomegranate[3]
- Subclass of: ammunition[4], bullet[5]
- Commons category: Artillery ammunition[6]
- Has part(s): projectile[7], fuze[8], explosive chemicals[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Artillery shells[10]
- Described by source: Sytin Military Encyclopedia[11], Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[12], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[16]
- Different from: Obus[17], Granata[18], Granaat[19]
- P14870: ont00000216[20]
Why It Matters
shell has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] shell is known by 63 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]