"chain shot" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: chain shots [plural]
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 Categories (topical): Artillery, Military, Nautical Synonyms: angel shot, chain-shot, chainshot Translations (projectile consisting of two cannon balls linked by a chain): kettingkogel [masculine] (Dutch), ketjukuula (Finnish), boulet chaîné [masculine] (French), Kettenkugel [feminine] (German), kedjelod [neuter] (Swedish)

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