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Meanings of grapeshot in English

Catalan
metralla

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

metralla
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Examples for "grape"
Examples for "grape"
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This directly affects trade to Europe, reducing apple, grape and pear exports.
The South African
2
He said the conditions were also taking a toll on grape growers.
Radio NZ
3
Zinfandel occupies second place among the red grape varieties, after cabernet sauvignon.
Jamaica Observer
4
Up to 13 different grape varieties may be used to make Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
The Irish Times
5
A large garden too, with grape arbors and a sea of lavender.
Song of the Nile
Usage of grapeshot in English
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Had they raked the ravines with grapeshot the day might have been saved.
Life of George Washington — Volume 01
2
The Zaporozhtzi attacked the wall fiercely, but were met with a shower of grapeshot.
Taras Bulba, and Other Tales
3
Suddenly they burst forth, vomiting a deluge of grapeshot and canister upon the Austrians.
The Companions of Jehu
4
The literary critics John Carey and George Steiner added a whiff of Oxbridge grapeshot.
The Guardian
5
The grapeshot tore through it, and twenty-two of the English troops fell dead and wounded.
With Clive in India; Or, The Beginnings of an Empire
6
Smoke appeared again but at irregular intervals, and grapeshot cracked and rattled onto the bridge.
War and Peace
7
How much more suitable was grapeshot than the beatitudes.
The Life of Napoleon I (Volume 1 of 2)
8
Twice they noticed the French appearing below them, and then they fired grapeshot at them.
War and Peace
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They pock the sledge like grapeshot, they ricochet and ring in the air like faery-bells.
The system of the world
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Specters volleyed out, followed within moments by hell-lance fire and grapeshot as the two forces clashed.
Beyond The Frontier: Dreadnaught
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I say we have now fired enough grapeshot.
The system of the world
12
The said Nikola then exclaimed, 'Curse the bloodthirsty hounds,' and fired the grapeshot into the boat.
Romance
13
They kept on, as Pickett's men did when the Federal guns riddled their ranks with grapeshot.
My Year of the War / Including an Account of Experiences with th...
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The hussars will get it hot!" said Nesvítski; "they are within grapeshot range now."
War and Peace
15
What a difference a whiff of grapeshot makes!
The Sun of Quebec: A Story of a Great Crisis
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He thought of the dying man aboard the dismasted dhow, wounded in the stomach by grapeshot.
Heart of oak
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Catalan
metralla
Grapeshot through the time