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case-shot

case-shot noun: a mixture of stones and old iron, put into a wooden case and fired from a cannon as an anti-personnel weapon.

Noun

case-shot (uncountable)

  1. (historical) A mixture of stones and old iron, put into a wooden case and fired from a cannon as an anti-personnel weapon.
    Synonyms:
    canister

Synonyms of case-shot

Questions about case-shot

What does case-shot mean?
Case-shot means a mixture of stones and old iron, put into a wooden case and fired from a cannon as an anti-personnel weapon.
What part of speech is case-shot?
Case-shot is a noun.

Words near case-shot in the dictionary

  1. case-independent
  2. case-insensitive
  3. case-sensitive
  4. case-sensitivities
  5. case-sensitivity
  6. case-shot
  7. case-to-case
  8. caseamembrin
  9. caseamembrins
  10. caseasaur
  11. caseasaurian

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