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chain shots

chain shots is the plural of chain shot.

Meaning of chain shot

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

Questions about chain shots

What is chain shots the plural of?
Chain shots is the plural of chain shot.

Words near chain shots in the dictionary

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

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