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CARCASS SHELL
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Carcass (projectile) — A carcass was an early form of incendiary bomb or shell, intended to set targets on fire. It comprised an external casing, usually of cast iron, filled with an highly flammable mixture, and having three to five holes through which the burning… … Wikipedia
Carcass — Car cass (k[aum]r kas), n.; pl. {Carcasses}. [Written also {carcase}.] [F. carcasse, fr. It. carcassa, fr. L. caro flesh + capsa chest, box, case. Cf. {Carnal}, {Case} a sheath.] 1. A dead body, whether of man or beast; a corpse; now commonly the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
carcass — / carcase [n] dead body; framework, base structure body, cadaver, corpse, framework, hulk, mort*, remains, shell, skeleton, stiff*; concepts 390,434 … New thesaurus
carcass — [kär′kəskär′kəs] n. [ME carcais < OFr carcois < ?: sp. < Fr carcasse] 1. the dead body of an animal, often specif. of a slaughtered animal dressed as meat 2. the human body, living or dead: scornful or humorous usage 3. the worthless… … English World dictionary
Shell (projectile) — This article is about the artillery projectile. For the small arms ammunition, see Shotgun shell. Some sectioned shells from the First World War. From left to right: 90 mm fragmentation shell, 120 mm pig iron incendiary shell, 77/14 model 75 mm… … Wikipedia
carcass — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. corpse, remains, shell, hull. See remainder, death. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. body, corpse, cadaver, remains; see body 1 , 2 . See Synonym Study at body . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. corpse,… … English dictionary for students
carcass — n 1. corpse, cadaver, dead body, remains, Sl. stiff; All Fig. body, Sl. bod, person, self. 2. frame, framework, skeleton; shell, hulk, wreck, ruins … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
carcass — car•cass [[t]ˈkɑr kəs[/t]] n. 1) the dead body of an animal, esp. of a slaughtered animal after removal of the offal 2) Slang. the body of a human being, whether living or dead 3) the physical or structural remnant of something stripped,… … From formal English to slang
Incendiary shell — Incendiary In*cen di*a*ry, a. [L. incendiarius, fr. incendium a fire, conflagration: cf. F. incendiaire. See {Incense} to inflame.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to incendiarism, or the malicious burning of valuable property; as, incendiary… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
carcase — Carcass Car cass (k[aum]r kas), n.; pl. {Carcasses}. [Written also {carcase}.] [F. carcasse, fr. It. carcassa, fr. L. caro flesh + capsa chest, box, case. Cf. {Carnal}, {Case} a sheath.] 1. A dead body, whether of man or beast; a corpse; now… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Carcasses — Carcass Car cass (k[aum]r kas), n.; pl. {Carcasses}. [Written also {carcase}.] [F. carcasse, fr. It. carcassa, fr. L. caro flesh + capsa chest, box, case. Cf. {Carnal}, {Case} a sheath.] 1. A dead body, whether of man or beast; a corpse; now… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
