Thesaurus: grapeshot

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1. n. A cluster, usually nine in number, of small iron balls, put together by means of iron">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.
2. n. a cluster of small projectiles fired together from a cannon to produce a hail of shot
3. A cluster, usually nine in number, of small iron balls, put together by means of iron">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.
4. A cluster, usually nine in number, of small iron balls, puttogether by means of iron">cast-iron circular plates at top and bottom,with two rings, and a central connecting rod, in order to be used asa charge for a cannon. Formerly grapeshot were inclosed in canvasbags.
5. n:100 n. a cluster of small projectiles fired together from a cannon to produce a hail of shot