case shot
a collection of small projectiles in a case, to be fired from a cannon.
Origin of case shot
1- Also called canister, canister shot.
Words Nearby case shot
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How to use case shot in a sentence
Frequently the Union gunners fired a hundred guns a minute, round shot, case shot and shell.
Historic Fredericksburg | John T. GoolrickWell steered; edge toward him, and when you fire bring your guns to bear right among his men with the case-shot.
Life Aboard a British Privateer in the Time of Queen Anne | Robert C. LeslieThe declared purpose of the canon balles was to replace the old artillery case-shot attack.
As I spoke, one of the artillerists was stooping to the muzzle of the six-pounder, holding in his hand a spherical case-shot.
The Rifle Rangers | Captain Mayne ReidThe rude gaps torn by the shells and case-shot were closed as quickly as they were made.
British Dictionary definitions for case shot
another name for canister (def. 2b)
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