grapeshot
SayGRAYP-shotUS/ˈɡɹeɪpˌʃɑt/UK/ˈɡɹeɪpʃɒt/
- 1A bunch of small iron balls fired together from a cannon as one shot.
Like throwing a whole handful of small stones at once instead of one big rock.
The soldiers loaded the cannon with grapeshot and waited for the charge.
A single blast of grapeshot tore through the front of the enemy line.
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Origin
From grape plus shot. The bag of small shot looked like a bunch of grapes.