case shot

A form of case-shot — A mixture of stones and old iron, put into a wooden case and fired from a cannon as an anti-personnel weapon.

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canistercanister shot
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Meanings

nouncase shot (plural case shots)

plural case shots

  1. alternativeAlternative form of case-shot.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna metallic cylinder packed with shot and used as ammunition in a firearm

Similar
canistercanister shot
Broader
ammunitionammo
Also see
canistercanister shot

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

case shot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/case%20shot

MLA

“case shot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/case%20shot. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “case shot,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/case%20shot.

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