'Grapeshot' definitions:
Definition of 'grapeshot'
(from WordNet)
noun
A cluster of small projectiles fired together from a cannon to produce a hail of shot [syn: grapeshot, grape]
Definition of 'Grapeshot'
From: GCIDE
- Grapeshot \Grape"shot`\, n. (Mil.) A cluster, usually nine in number, of small iron balls, put together by means of cast-iron circular plates at top and bottom, with two rings, and a central connecting rod, in order to be used as a charge for a cannon. Formerly grapeshot were inclosed in canvas bags. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'grapeshot'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ball,
- bar shot,
- bird shot,
- buckshot,
- bullet,
- cannon shot,
- cannonball,
- case shot,
- crossbar shot,
- duck shot,
- dumdum bullet,
- expanding bullet,
- grape,
- langrel shot,
- manstopping bullet,
- pellet,
- rifle ball,
- round shot,
- shell,
- shot,
- shrapnel,
- slug,
- split shot