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ROUND SHOT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does round shot mean? 

ROUND SHOT (noun)
  The noun ROUND SHOT has 1 sense:

1. a solid projectile that in former times was fired from a cannonplay

  Familiarity information: ROUND SHOT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ROUND SHOT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A solid projectile that in former times was fired from a cannon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

cannon ball; cannonball; round shot

Hypernyms ("round shot" is a kind of...):

missile; projectile (a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled)


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