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chain shot

chain shot noun: a projectile consisting of two cannon balls or half balls linked by a chain, fired from cannons mostly to attack spars and rigging.

Noun

chain shot (countable and uncountable, plural chain shots)

  1. (historical) A projectile consisting of two cannon balls or half balls linked by a chain, fired from cannons mostly to attack spars and rigging.
    Synonyms:
    angel shot

chain shot meaning in Tamil

chain shot in Tamil

சங்கிலிக் குண்டு

Synonyms of chain shot

Forms of chain shot

pluralchain shots
alternative formchain-shot
alternative formchainshot

Questions about chain shot

What does chain shot mean?
Chain shot means a projectile consisting of two cannon balls or half balls linked by a chain, fired from cannons mostly to attack spars and rigging.
What is chain shot in Tamil?
Chain shot in Tamil is சங்கிலிக் குண்டு. See Chain shot meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is chain shot?
Chain shot is a noun.
What is the plural of chain shot?
The plural of chain shot is chain shots.

Words near chain shot in the dictionary

  1. chain rule
  2. chain saw
  3. chain saws
  4. chain shift
  5. chain shifts
  6. chain shot
  7. chain shots
  8. chain sickle
  9. chain sickles
  10. chain silicate
  11. chain silicates

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Adapted from Wiktionary: chain shot (page history and authors); chain shot (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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