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star shell
noun
- a shell that bursts in the air and produces a bright light to illuminate enemy positions.
star shell
noun
- an artillery shell containing a flare or other illuminant: often containing a parachute to prolong the descent of the illuminating material
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Word History and Origins
Origin of star shell1
First recorded in 1875–80
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Example Sentences
One of your duties, boys, will be to keep your flashlamps going after the star shell has dimmed.
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Minutes pass, and below us gleams the fading loveliness of a star-shell.
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I made myself known, but the two men moved off and fired a star-shell in my direction.
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A star shell burst overhead, and a German sniper, seizing the chance of a lifetime, put in four rounds rapid fire.
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The star shell had died out but he could see the blimp silhouetted against the sky.
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