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shot garland

shot garland noun: a wooden or rope frame for holding shot, attached to the coamings or ledges of the deck of a ship.

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
    • One 12 -pound shot was found resting in the shot garland in the bow and the other under the forward deck.2002, John R. Bratten, The Gondola Philadelphia and the Battle of Lake Champlain, →ISBN, page 121

Forms of shot garland

pluralshot garlands
alternative formshot-garland

Questions about shot garland

What does shot garland mean?
Shot garland means a wooden or rope frame for holding shot, attached to the coamings or ledges of the deck of a ship.
What part of speech is shot garland?
Shot garland is a noun.
What is the plural of shot garland?
The plural of shot garland is shot garlands.

Words near shot garland in the dictionary

  1. shot down
  2. shot first and asked questions later
  3. shot for the moon
  4. shot from the hip
  5. shot from the lip
  6. shot garland
  7. shot garlands
  8. shot glass
  9. shot glasses
  10. shot heard 'round the world
  11. shot heard round the world

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