round shot

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round shot

noun round shot

A solid, usually iron, spherical projectile fired from a smoothbore cannon. Just then, with a roar and a whistle, a round-shot passed high above the roof of the log-house and plumped far beyond us in the wood. Treasure Island (1883), Robert Louis Stevenson
Similar: cannonball, cannon ball, solid shot

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@misc{round_shot_2026,
  title = {round shot},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/round%20shot},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}