GRAPESHOT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does grapeshot mean? 

• GRAPESHOT (noun)
  The noun GRAPESHOT has 1 sense:

1. a cluster of small projectiles fired together from a cannon to produce a hail of shot

  Familiarity information: GRAPESHOT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GRAPESHOT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A cluster of small projectiles fired together from a cannon to produce a hail of shot

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

grape; grapeshot

Hypernyms ("grapeshot" is a kind of...):

pellet; shot (a solid missile discharged from a firearm)