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Canister shot

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case shotnounAlternative form of case shot.
canisternounA cylindrical or rectangular container usually of lightweight metal, plastic, or laminated pasteboard used for holding a dry product (as tea, crackers, flour, matches).
shotnounThe result of launching a projectile or bullet.
cannonballnoun(diving) The act of jumping (typically into a swimming pool) with the legs bent and the arms wrapped around the knees to create a large splash, mimicking the flight and shape of a cannonball.
round shotnoun(military, weaponry) A solid, usually iron, spherical projectile fired from a smoothbore cannon.
aerosol cannounA canister whose pressurized contents may be released as an aerosol when a button is pressed.
solid shotnoun(military, weaponry, dated) A solid round shot or cannonball.
cannon ballnounAlternative form of cannonball. [(military, weaponry) A spherical projectile fired from a smoothbore cannon.]
cartouchenoun(Egyptology, hieroglyphs) An oval figure containing the characters of an important personal name, such as that of royal or divine people.
cannon-ballnoun(dated) Alternative spelling of cannonball. [(military, weaponry) A spherical projectile fired from a smoothbore cannon.]
shotshellnoun(countable) A shotgun cartridge.
aspicnounA meat or fish jelly.
cannonnounA complete assembly, consisting of an artillery tube and a breech mechanism, firing mechanism or base cap, which is a component of a gun, howitzer or mortar, which may include muzzle appendages.
spray cannounA pressurized canister that ejects its contents from a nozzle when a button is pressed; used for paint, cosmetics, lubricants, insecticide etc.
pelletnounA small, compressed, hard chunk of matter.
ammonounAmmunition.
case-shotnoun(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.
armor-piercing shotnoun(military) An armor-piercing solid metal projectile having no bursting charge, in use mainly during World War II, abbreviated AP, or simply "shot".
pepper ballnounA projectile filled with irritating powder similar to pepper spray.
cartridgenoun(firearms) The package consisting of the bullet, primer, and casing containing gunpowder; a round of ammunition.

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