Look up: Grapeshot

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   grapeshot
   [n] - a cluster of small projectiles fired together from a cannon to produce a hail of shot
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   Grapeshot
   Close range artillery ammunition
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   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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   grapeshot
   noun a cluster of small projectiles fired together from a cannon to produce a hail of shot
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   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. When assembled, the balls 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. Grapes...
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   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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   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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