chain-shot

A form of chain shot — A projectile consisting of two cannon balls or half balls linked by a chain, fired from cannons mostly to attack spars and rigging.

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Meanings

nounchain-shot (countable and uncountable, plural chain-shots)

plural chain-shots

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of chain shot.
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APA

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

MLA

“chain-shot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chain-shot. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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

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