"bar shot" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bar shot [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|bar shot}} bar shot (plural bar shot)
  1. (military, historical) A double-headed shot, consisting of a bar, with a ball or half ball at each end; formerly used for destroying the masts or rigging in naval combat. Wikipedia link: bar shot Tags: historical Categories (topical): Military Translations (double-headed shot connected by a bar): boutkogel [masculine] (Dutch), schietbout [masculine] (Dutch), tankokuula (Finnish), boulet ramé [masculine] (French), Stangenkugel [feminine] (German), palanqueta [feminine] (Portuguese), книппель (knippelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), palanqueta [feminine] (Spanish), kedjelod [neuter] (Swedish), кніпель (knipelʹ) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-bar_shot-en-noun-mQxuZrq2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: government, military, politics, war

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