grapeshot
n.
cluster of small iron balls formerly used as cannon shot
Grapeshot
Grapeshot is a type of
anti-personnel ammunition used in
cannons. Instead of solid shot, a mass of loosely packed metal slugs is loaded into a canvas bag. Grapeshot can also be improvised from chainlinks, shards of glass, rocks, etc. The balls assembled resemble a cluster of
grapes (hence the name). On firing, the balls spread out from the muzzle at high velocity, giving an effect similar to a
shotgun but scaled up to cannon size.
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grapeshot
Noun
1. a cluster of small projectiles fired together from a cannon to produce a hail of shot
(hypernym) shot, pellet
Grapeshot
(n.)
A cluster, usually nine in number, of small iron balls, put together by means of cast-iron circular plates at top and bottom, with two rings, and a central connecting rod, in order to be used as a charge for a cannon. Formerly grapeshot were inclosed in canvas bags.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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grapeshot
Synonyms and related words:
ball, bar shot, bird shot, buckshot, bullet, cannon shot, cannonball, case shot, crossbar shot, duck shot, dumdum bullet, expanding bullet, grape, langrel shot, manstopping bullet, pellet, rifle ball, round shot, shell, shot, shrapnel, slug, split shot
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
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