grapeshot : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: grapeshot	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for grapeshot
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
grapeshot n a cluster of small projectiles fired together from a cannon to produce a hail of shot Synonym(s): grapeshot, grape
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Grapeshot \Grape"shot`\, n. (Mil.) 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.