bar shot

English

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

bar shot

noun bar shot

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. Bar shot and chain shot were primarily used during sea battles to destroy the sails and rigging of enemy vessels. The first mention of bar shot was by the Dutch in 1819.

Translations

Every language

noun double-headed shot connected by a bar

Español	palanqueta
Português	palanqueta
Français	boulet ramé
Deutsch	Stangenkugel
Русский	книппель knippelʹ

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"bar shot." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bar%20shot. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

bar shot. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bar%20shot

Chicago

"bar shot." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bar%20shot.

BibTeX

@misc{bar_shot_2026,
  title = {bar shot},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bar%20shot},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}