"musket ball" meaning in English

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          "text": "Archaeologists excavating the site of Coleshill Manor in Warwickshire have uncovered the foundations of a medieval gatehouse, on which are around 200 marks and indentations from pistol and musket balls. A further 40 musket balls were removed from nearby soil, where the moat would have been located.",
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        "A spherical projectile suitable for firing from a musket."
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        "(firearms, historical) A spherical projectile suitable for firing from a musket."
      ],
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      "topics": [
        "engineering",
        "firearms",
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        "politics",
        "tools",
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        "weaponry"
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  "word": "musket ball"
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        "(firearms, historical) A spherical projectile suitable for firing from a musket."
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        "tools",
        "war",
        "weaponry"
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