mitraille

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noun

shot or bits of iron used sometimes in loading cannon

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grapeshot
OriginOld French mitaille →
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Meanings

nounmitraille (uncountable)
  1. historicaluncountablegovernmentshot or bits of iron used sometimes in loading cannon

    Synonyms: grapeshot

Synonyms & antonyms

nounshot or bits of iron used sometimes in loading cannon

Similar
grapeshot

Origin

  1. Old Frenchmitaille“small coins; hence scrap iron, old iron; then grapeshot”
  2. Englishmitraille

From Old French mitaille (“small coins; hence scrap iron, old iron; then grapeshot”); originally diminutive of mite (“small coin”). See also mitrailleur.

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APA

mitraille. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mitraille

MLA

“mitraille.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mitraille. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mitraille,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mitraille.

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