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case shot
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case shot
n.
1.
a. A shot-packed metallic cylinder used as ammunition in a firearm; a canister.
b. The shot in such a cylinder.
2. A shrapnel shell.
case shot
n
(Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) another name for canister [2b]
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Noun1.case shot - a metallic cylinder packed with shot and used as ammunition in a firearm
canister, canister shot
ammo, ammunition - projectiles to be fired from a gun
pellet, shot - a solid missile discharged from a firearm; "the shot buzzed past his ear"
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