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炮弹

Word · NounTraditional炮彈

artillery shell; ammunition

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Meanings

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1.

noun

artillery shell; cannon shell; ammunition fired from artillery

technical

A general term for ammunition used in artillery, typically composed of a warhead, cartridge case, fuze, propellant, and primer. Includes various types such as armor-piercing, high-explosive, incendiary, and smoke shells. Occasionally used specifically to refer to the warhead alone.

Pào炮
dàn弹
zài在
jù距
lí离
mù目
biāo标
wǔ五
shí十
mǐ米
chù处
bào爆
zhà炸
 。

The shell exploded fifty meters from the target.

Shì士
bīng兵
men们
zhèng正
zài在
wǎng往
pào炮
táng膛
lǐ里
zhuāng装
tián填
pào炮
dàn弹
 。

The soldiers are loading shells into the gun barrel.

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Zhè这
shì是
yī一
méi枚
chuān穿
jiǎ甲
dàn弹
 ,
zhuān专
mén门
yòng用
lái来
duì对
fù付
tǎn坦
kè克
 。

This is an armor-piercing shell, specifically designed to deal with tanks.

Cāng仓
kù库
lǐ里
chǔ储
cún存
zhe着
shù数
qiān千
fā发
pào炮
dàn弹
 。

The warehouse stores thousands of artillery shells.