'Case shot' definitions:
Definition of 'case shot'
(from WordNet)
noun
A metallic cylinder packed with shot and used as ammunition in a firearm [syn: case shot, canister, canister shot]
Definition of 'Case shot'
From: GCIDE
- Case shot \Case" shot`\ (Mil.) A collection of small projectiles, inclosed in a case or canister. [1913 Webster]
- Note: In the United States a case shot is a thin spherical or oblong cast-iron shell containing musket balls and a bursting charge, with a time fuse; -- called in Europe shrapnel. In Europe the term case shot is applied to what in the United States is called canister. --Wilhelm. [1913 Webster]