Grapeshot (Noun)
Meaning
A cluster of small projectiles fired together from a cannon to produce a hail of shot.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The ship's cannons fired grapeshot at the enemy fleet, shredding the sails and rigging.
- The defenders loaded their cannons with grapeshot to repel the advancing infantry.
- Grapeshot was used extensively during the Napoleonic Wars to devastating effect against massed troops.
- The pirate ship's hull was pockmarked with holes from the grapeshot fired by the naval patrol.
- In an attempt to break through the barricades, the soldiers fired grapeshot into the crowded streets.