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grapeshot
[ greyp-shot ]
noun
- a cluster of small cast-iron balls formerly used as a charge for a cannon.
grapeshot
/ ˈɡreɪpˌʃɒt /
noun
- ammunition for cannons consisting of a canvas tube containing a cluster of small iron or lead balls that scatter after firing
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Word History and Origins
Origin of grapeshot1
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Example Sentences
Jennifer Rubin, another grapeshot enthusiast, lit into Paul about a month ago, too.
Nelson had been struck by a grapeshot in the right elbow, as, with sword drawn, he was stepping from the boat to the landing.
Then the Green House struck the door like a salvo of grapeshot.
An entire company of infantry in wagons, with a mountain howitzer and several rounds of grapeshot, was hastened to their relief.
Probably this was a piece of what the long knives called canister shot or grapeshot in Wolf Paw's shoulder.
Reluctantly, because he wanted to see where the grapeshot was hitting, Raoul crouched down behind a hay bale.
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