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Definition of Canister shot
1. Noun. A metallic cylinder packed with shot and used as ammunition in a firearm.
Definition of Canister shot
1. Noun. An anti-personnel ammunition consisting of a cylindrical canister filled with round lead or iron balls. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Canister Shot
Literary usage of Canister shot
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Young Folks' Cyclopædia of Common Things by John Denison Champlin (1884)
"There are three kinds in common use : grape shot, canister shot, and shrapnel.
A canister shot is made up of a sheet-iron or tin can filled with small iron ..."
2. On the Use of Field Artillery on Service: With Special Reference to that of by A. Taubert (1856)
"canister shot may be used against the enemy's artillery in the last stages of an
attack, in order to put their men and horses hors de combat; ..."
3. Thirty Years from Home, Or A Voice from the Main Deck: Being the Experience by Samuel Leech (1844)
"Grape and canister shot were pouring through 'our portholes like leaden rain,
... canister shot is made by filling a powder canister with balls, ..."
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