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shot garlands

shot garlands is the plural 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

Questions about shot garlands

What is shot garlands the plural of?
Shot garlands is the plural of shot garland.

Words near shot garlands in the dictionary

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

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