单词	grapeshot
释义	grapeshot /ˈɡreɪpʃɒt / noun [mass noun] historical Ammunition consisting of a number of small iron balls fired together from a cannon.The latter succeeded, but the main attack failed as Jackson's artillery fired grapeshot and canister shot into the advancing British line.... Closer in, guns fired grapeshot - bunches of shot about the size of snooker balls - and then case-shot - a tin container filled with musket balls. From the left side of the column the entire forest opened up in fire and smoke, six pound cannons pouring grapeshot into the Loyalist ranks.
随便看	beardy bearer bear fruit bear garden beargrass bear hug bearing bearing rein bearish bearishly bearishness bear market bear off bear on bear (or stand) comparison bear pit bear raid bear raider bear's breech bear's ear bear's foot bearskin bear someone a grudge (also bear a grudge) bear someone malice (or ill will) bear something in mind

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