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bar shot

bar shot noun: a double-headed shot, consisting of a bar, with a ball or half ball at each end; formerly used for destroying the masts or rigging in naval combat.

bar shot: a double-headed shot, consisting of a bar, with a ball or half ball at each end; formerly used for...
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Noun

bar shot (plural bar shot)

  1. (historical) A double-headed shot, consisting of a bar, with a ball or half ball at each end; formerly used for destroying the masts or rigging in naval combat.
    • Bar shot and chain shot were primarily used during sea battles to destroy the sails and rigging of enemy vessels. The first mention of bar shot was by the Dutch in 1819.1987 January 1, Robert F. Marx, Shipwrecks in the Americas, Courier Corporation, →ISBN, page 104

Forms of bar shot

pluralbar shot

Questions about bar shot

What does bar shot mean?
Bar shot means a double-headed shot, consisting of a bar, with a ball or half ball at each end; formerly used for destroying the masts or rigging in naval combat.
What part of speech is bar shot?
Bar shot is a noun.
What is the plural of bar shot?
The plural of bar shot is bar shot.

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