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Palliser shot

Palliser shot noun: a type of early cast-iron armour-piercing artillery projectile, with a pointed nose hardened by chilling during the casting process.

Noun

Palliser shot (uncountable)

  1. (historical) A type of early cast-iron armour-piercing artillery projectile, with a pointed nose hardened by chilling during the casting process.

Origin of Palliser shot

Invented by Sir William Palliser.

Questions about Palliser shot

What does Palliser shot mean?
Palliser shot means a type of early cast-iron armour-piercing artillery projectile, with a pointed nose hardened by chilling during the casting process.
What part of speech is Palliser shot?
Palliser shot is a noun.

Words near Palliser shot in the dictionary

  1. pallisadoes
  2. pallisados
  3. pallisander
  4. pallisanders
  5. Palliser
  6. Palliser shot
  7. Pallisser
  8. Pallissers
  9. Pallister
  10. Pallister mosaic aneuploidy syndrome
  11. Pallister-Hall syndrome

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