round shot

noun

round shot

noun

1

Engineering, Government, Military, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Politics, Tools, War, Weaponry A solid, usually iron, spherical projectile fired from a smoothbore cannon.

Just then, with a roar and a whistle, a round-shot passed high above the roof of the log-house and plumped far beyond us in the wood. Treasure Island (1883), Robert Louis Stevenson

Synonyms: cannonball, cannon ball, solid shot
Related terms: ball, canister, shell, cartridge
Coordinate terms: grapeshot

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