shot-garland

plural shot-garlands

1. alternativeAlternative form of shot garland.

   Note however the triangular shot-garlands for storing shot between each gun, and the two ringbolts inboard of each gun fastened to the binding-strakes.

   1986, Jean Boudriot, The Seventy-four Gun Ship: Fitting out the hull, page 60

   2 more examples

   Half of it would be distributed fairly evenly along the ship in the shot-garlands; where he decided to stow the other ten tons would make all the difference to Atropos, could add a knot to her speed or reduce it by a knot, could make her stiff in a breeze or crank, handy or awkward under sail.

   1953, C. S. Forester, Hornblower and the 'Atropos'

   Next came the shot: once removed from the shot-garland and handed to the loader, he "put it home" or "rammed it home," seating the shot against the wadding.

   2006, Gail Selinger, W. Thomas Smith Jr., The Complete Idiot's Guide to Pirates, →ISBN, page 201