Whizbang Shell (Noun)
Meaning
A small high-velocity shell; it makes a whizzing sound followed by a bang when it hits.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The enemy artillery fired a whizbang shell that exploded with a deafening crash just yards from our position.
- The whizbang shell screamed through the air, its high-pitched whine ending abruptly in a loud explosion that sent shrapnel flying everywhere.
- As we huddled in the trench, a whizbang shell burst above us, its shockwave rattling our helmets and sending dirt raining down.
- The soldier's ears rang from the whizbang shell that had exploded just a few feet away, its bang still echoing in his mind.
- The artillery team launched a whizbang shell that hurtled towards the enemy lines, its whizzing sound growing louder before ending in a massive explosion.