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canister shot

canister shot noun: antipersonnel ammunition consisting of a cylindrical canister filled with round lead or iron balls.

Noun

canister shot (uncountable)

  1. Antipersonnel ammunition consisting of a cylindrical canister filled with round lead or iron balls.
  2. The balls in this canister.

Questions about canister shot

What does canister shot mean?
Canister shot means antipersonnel ammunition consisting of a cylindrical canister filled with round lead or iron balls.
What part of speech is canister shot?
Canister shot is a noun.

Words near canister shot in the dictionary

  1. Canisius
  2. canistel
  3. canistels
  4. canister
  5. canister damascus
  6. canister shot
  7. canistered
  8. canistering
  9. canisterisation
  10. canisterise
  11. canisterization

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