grapeshot

[ greyp-shot ]

/ ˈgreɪpˌʃɒt /

noun

a cluster of small cast-iron balls formerly used as a charge for a cannon.

Origin of grapeshot

First recorded in 1740–50; grape + shot¹

Words nearby grapeshot

grape hyacinth, grape ivy, grapeline, grapery, grapes, grapeshot, grape stake, grapestone, grape sugar, grapevine, grapey

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Example sentences from the Web for grapeshot

The French raked them with grapeshot, and soon they came running back nearly frantic with fear.
Ben Comee|M. J. (Michael Joseph) Canavan
The grapeshot tore through it, and twenty-two of the English troops fell dead and wounded.
With Clive in India|G. A. Henty
The rifle fire was heavy and the big guns of Early were sweeping the roads with shell and grapeshot.
The Tree of Appomattox|Joseph A. Altsheler
The shells, the bombs, battered the casemates, the grapeshot paved the trenches with iron.
History of the Commune of 1871|P. Lissagary

Poor Johnstone was indeed going; a grapeshot had struck him, and torn his belly open.
Tom Cringle's Log|Michael Scott

British Dictionary definitions for grapeshot

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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单词	grapeshot
释义	grapeshot [ greyp-shot ] / ˈgreɪpˌʃɒt / noun a cluster of small cast-iron balls formerly used as a charge for a cannon. Origin of grapeshot First recorded in 1740–50; grape + shot¹ Words nearby grapeshot grape hyacinth, grape ivy, grapeline, grapery, grapes, grapeshot, grape stake, grapestone, grape sugar, grapevine, grapey Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for grapeshot The French raked them with grapeshot, and soon they came running back nearly frantic with fear. Ben Comee\|M. J. (Michael Joseph) Canavan The grapeshot tore through it, and twenty-two of the English troops fell dead and wounded. With Clive in India\|G. A. Henty The rifle fire was heavy and the big guns of Early were sweeping the roads with shell and grapeshot. The Tree of Appomattox\|Joseph A. Altsheler The shells, the bombs, battered the casemates, the grapeshot paved the trenches with iron. History of the Commune of 1871\|P. Lissagary Poor Johnstone was indeed going; a grapeshot had struck him, and torn his belly open. Tom Cringle's Log\|Michael Scott British Dictionary definitions for grapeshot grapeshot / (ˈɡreɪpˌʃɒt) / noun ammunition for cannons consisting of a canvas tube containing a cluster of small iron or lead balls that scatter after firing Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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