"chain shot" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: chain shots [plural], chain-shot [alternative], chainshot [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} chain shot (countable and uncountable, plural chain shots)
  1. (historical, military, nautical) A projectile consisting of two cannon balls or half balls linked by a chain, fired from cannons mostly to attack spars and rigging. Tags: countable, historical, uncountable Synonyms: angel shot Hypernyms: shot Coordinate_terms: canister shot, grapeshot Translations (projectile consisting of two cannon balls linked by a chain): kettingkogel [masculine] (Dutch), ketjukuula (Finnish), boulet chaîné [masculine] (French), Kettenkugel [feminine] (German), kula łańcuchowa [feminine] (Polish), цепно́й кни́ппель (cepnój kníppelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), kedjelod [neuter] (Swedish)

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