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shot towers

shot towers is the plural of shot tower.

Meaning of shot tower

Noun

shot tower (plural shot towers)

  1. A tall building in which droplets of molten lead fall into a pool of water in order to form lead shot.
    • In January, 1844, Ferdinand Kennett began the erection of a shot tower on Elm, between Main and Second streets.1878, Joseph A. Dacus, James William Buel, A Tour of St. Louis; Or, The Inside Life of a Great City, page 337

Questions about shot towers

What is shot towers the plural of?
Shot towers is the plural of shot tower.

Words near shot towers in the dictionary

  1. shot through
  2. shot through like a Bondi tram
  3. shot through with
  4. shot to nothing
  5. shot tower
  6. shot towers
  7. shot trouble
  8. shot up
  9. shot welding
  10. shot with a shovel
  11. shot-blasting

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