Noun
a metallic cylinder packed with shot and used as ammunition in a firearm
Source: WordNetAlso many modern armies have canister shot ammunition for tank and artillery guns, the XM1028 round for the 120 mm M256 tank gun being one example (approx 1150 tungsten balls at 1400 m/s). Source: Internet
As such his invention increased the effective range of canister shot from 300 to about 1100 m. He called his device 'spherical case shot', but in time it came to be called after him; a nomenclature formalised in 1852 by the British Government. Source: Internet
At ranges of up to 300 m canister shot was still highly lethal, though at this range the shots’ density was much lower, making a hit on a human target less likely. Source: Internet
Union artillery crews proceeded to unleash a blast of close-range canister shot, firing as fast as they could load their guns. Source: Internet
Shrapnel's innovation was to combine the multi-projectile shotgun effect of canister shot, with a time fuze to open the canister and disperse the bullets it contained at some distance along the canister's trajectory from the gun. Source: Internet