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star shell

noun

Definition of star shell

1 : a shell that on bursting releases a shower of brilliant stars and is used for signaling
2 : a shell with an illuminating projectile

Examples of star shell in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

 The only light was provided by bursting star shells. — Mary Horlock, Longreads, "The Camouflage Artist: Two Worlds Wars, Two Loves, and One Great Deception," 21 June 2018 The only light was provided by bursting star shells. — Mary Horlock, Longreads, "The Camouflage Artist: Two Worlds Wars, Two Loves, and One Great Deception," 21 June 2018

First Known Use of star shell

circa 1876, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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