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canister shot

NOUN
  1. a metallic cylinder packed with shot and used as ammunition in a firearm
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How To Use canister shot In A Sentence

  • The latter succeeded, but the main attack failed as Jackson's artillery fired grapeshot and canister shot into the advancing British line.
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