grapeshot

Noun

Meaning

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

grape buckshot grapevine stone slug ball missile shell ammunition bullet projectile shrapnel canister cannonball pellet
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Hypernyms

shot pellet

Examples

A whiff of grapeshot. Thomas Carlyle

We affirm that the world's magnificence has been enriched by a new beauty: the beauty of speed. A racing car whose hood is adorned with great pipes, like serpents of explosive breath – a roaring car that seems to run on grapeshot is more beautiful than The Victory of Samoth-race (1910). Filippo Tommaso Marinetti

For the mob, use grapeshot. Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

Give them a whiff of grapeshot. Napoleon Bonaparte

Ayton & Preston (2005) Froissart writes that such guns fired "two or three discharges on the Genoese", likely large arrows or primitive grapeshot. Source: Internet

All product roadmap information, whether communicated by Grapeshot or by Oracle, does not represent a commitment to deliver any material, code, or functionality, and should not be relied upon in making purchasing decisions. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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