grapeshot
картеч
картечь
Traubenkartätsche, Kartätsche
A cluster of small iron balls, put together in a canvas bag in order to be used as a…A cluster of small iron balls, put together in a canvas bag in order to be used as a charge for a cannon.
US/ɡɹˈeɪpʃˌɑt/
» The cannons opened fire, mowing down the first wave with grapeshot.
Eccles17 · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(historical, uncountable, usually)A cluster of small iron balls, put together in a canvas bag in order to be used as a charge for a cannon.
Traubenkartätsche, Kartätsche
карте́чьkartéčʹ
карте́чkartéč
a cluster of small projectiles fired together from a cannon to produce a hail of shot
Examples
1 sentencesThe cannons opened fire, mowing down the first wave with grapeshot.
Translations
9 languagesУкраїнська
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Русский
By meaning 1
type of shot:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
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Origin
From grape + shot, named for the resemblance of the bag of shot to a bunch of grapes.From grape + shot, named for the resemblance of the bag of shot to a bunch of grapes.
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Forms
plural: grapeshot / grapeshots| Singular | grapeshot |
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uncountable
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a cluster of small projectiles fired together from a cannon to produce a hail of shot:grape
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable