Look up: Grapeshot

1. grapeshot
   [n] - a cluster of small projectiles fired together from a cannon to produce a hail of shot
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2. Grapeshot
   Close range artillery ammunition
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3. Grapeshot
   Grape'shot` noun (Mil.) 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.
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4. grapeshot
   noun a cluster of small projectiles fired together from a cannon to produce a hail of shot
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5. 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.
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6. grapeshot
   cannon charge consisting of small round balls, usually of lead or iron, and used primarily as an antipersonnel weapon. Typically, the small iron ... [2 related articles]
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7. Grapeshot
   Grapeshot was a former spherical iron shot, rather less than half the diameter of the bore of the piece for which it was intended, and put up in stands consisting of three tiers of three shot each; the stand had a circular cast-iron plate at the top and the bottom, connected by a nut and bolt. Grape...
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8. Grapeshot
   Another close-range artillery shot made of a bag filled with large metal balls.
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9. Grapeshot
   `Grapeshot` is a type of anti-personnel ammunition used in naval cannons. It was similar to its land cousin canister shot, although its slugs were much larger to punch through the hull of ships. Instead of solid shot, a mass of loosely packed metal slugs is loaded into a canvas bag. When assembled, ...
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