gas shell

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   (military) bomb consisting of an explosive projectile filled with a toxic gas that is released when the bomb explodes

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Questions about gas shell

What does gas shell mean?

gas shell means "(military) bomb consisting of an explosive projectile filled with a toxic gas that is released when the bomb explodes".

Is gas shell a common word?

gas shell is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.