Ammunition consisting of a number of small iron balls fired together from a cannon.
〈史〉（从大炮射出的含有许多小铁球的）霰弹，葡萄弹
Example sentencesExamples
Leading from the front, as he stepped ashore and in the act of drawing his sword, grapeshot shattered his right elbow.
The latter succeeded, but the main attack failed as Jackson's artillery fired grapeshot and canister shot into the advancing British line.
When they got to within 200 metres the French troops opened fire, reinforced by grapeshot from the two artillery pieces that had been dragged across the Sahara.
Closer in, guns fired grapeshot - bunches of shot about the size of snooker balls - and then case-shot - a tin container filled with musket balls.
From the left side of the column the entire forest opened up in fire and smoke, six pound cannons pouring grapeshot into the Loyalist ranks.
Definition of grapeshot in US English:
grapeshot
nounˈɡrāpˌSHätˈɡreɪpˌʃɑt
historical
Ammunition consisting of a number of small iron balls fired together from a cannon.
〈史〉（从大炮射出的含有许多小铁球的）霰弹，葡萄弹
Example sentencesExamples
The latter succeeded, but the main attack failed as Jackson's artillery fired grapeshot and canister shot into the advancing British line.
Leading from the front, as he stepped ashore and in the act of drawing his sword, grapeshot shattered his right elbow.
From the left side of the column the entire forest opened up in fire and smoke, six pound cannons pouring grapeshot into the Loyalist ranks.
When they got to within 200 metres the French troops opened fire, reinforced by grapeshot from the two artillery pieces that had been dragged across the Sahara.
Closer in, guns fired grapeshot - bunches of shot about the size of snooker balls - and then case-shot - a tin container filled with musket balls.