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shot-garland

shot-garland is the alternative form of shot garland.

Meaning of shot garland

Noun

shot garland (plural shot garlands)

  1. A wooden or rope frame for holding shot, attached to the coamings or ledges of the deck of a ship.
    • Kydd went to the shot garland around the main hatch and rolled a ball on to the cradle.2002, Julian Stockwin, Kydd: A Naval Adventure, →ISBN, page 214

Forms of shot-garland

pluralshot-garlands

Questions about shot-garland

What is shot-garland the alternative form of?
Shot-garland is the alternative form of shot garland.

Words near shot-garland in the dictionary

  1. shot-clog
  2. shot-clogs
  3. shot-drill
  4. shot-firer
  5. shot-free
  6. shot-garland
  7. shot-garlands
  8. shot-glass
  9. shot-glasses
  10. shot-gun
  11. shot-guns

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