Definitions for case-shot

case-shot case shot

Case-Shot is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 7 points.

You can make 349 anagrams from letters in case-shot (-acehosst).

Definitions for case-shot

noun

  1. a collection of small projectiles in a case, to be fired from a cannon.

Origin of case-shot

First recorded in 1665-75

Examples for case-shot

Eventually, it was almost replaced by case shot, which was more effective at shorter ranges (400 to 700 yards).

He was struck from his horse by a piece of case shot, but his pelisse saved him.

"Those two advanced pieces are sending a round or two of case shot into the bushes, I suppose," Lindsay said drowsily.

The projectiles are of three kinds—ordinary shells, shrapnel shells, and case shot.

This fuse was superseded by one invented by General Bormann of Belgium, which greatly added to the value of case shot.

One man was found the next morning, whose head had been half blown off, by a discharge of case shot from one of the mountain guns.

Sagschuetz won, the king followed the advancing line, and the air was alive with bullets and case shot.

Having executed his mission successfully, he returned in a short time with an arm load of canister and case shot.

The guns used round shot, grape, and case shot; mortars and howitzers fired bombs and carcasses.

case shot were invented in Germany but not brought into general use.

Word Value for case-shot
Scrable

6

Words with friends

7

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