grapeshot
a cluster of small cast-iron balls formerly used as a charge for a cannon.
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On the other hand, the versos, with their swivel-mount and faster breech-loading mechanisms, were effective and flexible for both solid-shot and grapeshot.
Spanish Galleon: The Definitive Warship of the Atlantic | Dattatreya Mandal | September 18, 2022 | Realm of HistoryJennifer Rubin, another grapeshot enthusiast, lit into Paul about a month ago, too.
The John Wilkes Booth Wing of the Republican Party | Michael Tomasky | July 9, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTNelson had been struck by a grapeshot in the right elbow, as, with sword drawn, he was stepping from the boat to the landing.
The Life of Nelson, Vol. I (of 2) | A. T. (Alfred Thayer) MahanThen the Green House struck the door like a salvo of grapeshot.
The Varmint | Owen JohnsonAn entire company of infantry in wagons, with a mountain howitzer and several rounds of grapeshot, was hastened to their relief.
The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce | Ambrose Bierce
British Dictionary definitions for grapeshot
/ (ˈɡreɪpˌʃɒt) /
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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