ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Case-shot

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Case-shot is a noun meaning (military, natuical, historical) A mixture of stones and old iron, put into a wooden case and fired from a cannon as an anti-personnel weapon.

Meaning

(military, natuical, historical) A mixture of stones and old iron, put into a wooden case and fired from a cannon as an anti-personnel weapon.

Synonyms for case-shot

Depending on context, synonyms include canister.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include cartouche, case, partridge, piece, grapeshot, shot-gun.

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