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chain shot

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chain shot (countable and uncountable, plural chain shots)

  1. (historical, military, nautical) A projectile consisting of two cannon balls or half balls linked by a chain, fired from cannons mostly to attack spars and rigging.
    Synonym: angel shot
    Hypernym: shot
    Coordinate terms: canister shot, grapeshot

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