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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CASE SHOT

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Case shot is a noun.
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WHAT DOES CASE SHOT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Canister shot

Canister shot is a kind of anti-personnel ammunition used in cannons. It was similar to the naval grapeshot, but fired smaller and more numerous balls, which did not have to punch through the wooden hull of a ship. Canister shot has been used since the advent of gunpowder-firing artillery in Western armies; however, canister shot saw particularly frequent use on land and at sea in the various wars of the 18th and 19th century. Examples of old case-shot A canister shot load of a cannon of the early 17th century, consisting of iron nails, iron fragments, loam and hemp fabric...

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CASE SHOT

case conference
case file
case grammar
case history
case in point
case knife
case knives
case law
case notes
case papers
case stated
case study
case system
case-by-case
case-harden
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casease
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WORDS THAT END LIKE CASE SHOT

action shot
approach shot
big shot
by a long shot
chip shot
drop shot
free shot
high-angle shot
like a shot
long shot
low-angle shot
mug shot
pack shot
parting shot
penalty shot
pistol shot
rifle shot
shot
snap shot
to be a warning shot
tracking shot

Synonyms and antonyms of case shot in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «case shot» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CASE SHOT

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Translator English - Chinese

情况下拍摄
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

caso tiro
570 millions of speakers

English

case shot
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मामले शॉट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حالة بالرصاص
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дело выстрел
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

caso tiro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মামলা শট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mitraille
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kes tembakan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fall Schuss
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ケースショット
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

케이스 샷
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kasus ditembak
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

trường hợp bắn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வழக்கு ஷாட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

केस शॉट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

şarapnel
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

caso tiro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sprawa strzał
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

справа постріл
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

caz împușcat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

περίπτωση shot
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

geval geskiet
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fall skott
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

case skutt
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CASE SHOT»

The term «case shot» is normally little used and occupies the 149.691 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CASE SHOT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about case shot

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CASE SHOT»

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Technological military dictionary, German-English-French
Kartàtschbodenspiegel, m. od. Boden (Oberspiegel, Deckspiegel einer Kar- tatsche). Top, top-tampeon, or wood- tampeon, for case-shot. Couvercle m. en bois de boîte à balles. Kartàtschbiichse, f. (art.) The case or tin canister for case- shot.
Sir George Floyd Duckett, 1848
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Scorched Earth: Studies in the Archaeology of Conflict
CASE SHOT: AN INTERIM REPORT ON EXPERIMENTAL FIRING AND ANALYSIS TO INTERPRET EARLY MODERN BATTLEFIELD ASSEMBLAGES DEREK ALLSOP & GLENN FOARD ABSTRACT This article reports on the first stage of a ...
Tony Pollard, Iain Banks, 2008
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Artillery Through the Ages: A Short Illustrated History of ...
Eventually, it was almost replaced by case shot, which was more effective at shorter ranges (400 to 700 yards). Incidentally, there were 2,000 sacks of grape at the Castillo in 1 740, more than any other type projectile. Spherical case shot ( fig.
Albert C. Manucy, 1994
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Proceedings of a Court of Inquiry Convened at Washington, ...
[Lahelled "3-inch Hotchkiss case-shot. J A. In the condition it is in here, this is worthless. Q. In the hest possible condition that you could put it in — on the plan here proposed, without modification — is it not still an objectionable fabrication.
A. B. Dyer, 1869
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Civil War Heavy Explosive Ordnance: A Guide to Large ...
Smoothbore projectiles are generally classified in six categories, according to their design and proposed use. Shot, shell, and case shot are discussed in this section. Canister, grape stands and quilted grape will be discussed in the sections ...
Jack Bell, 2003
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The Encyclopedia Of the War Of 1812: A Political, Social, ...
Case shot, also known as canister or canister shot, was ammunition intended for extremely short-range actions against personnel. It took its name from the container with many smaller projectiles that was fired from an artillery piece.
Spencer C. Tucker, 2012
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A Global Chronology of Conflict: From the Ancient World to ...
Case shot, also known as canister shot, took its name from a container with many smaller projectiles that was fired from an artillery piece. In its earliest form, the case was made of wood or canvas that was then filled with many pieces of small  ...
Spencer C. Tucker, 2009
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A description of the sights; or, instruments for pointing guns
Case Shot, 7", 64-pr., 40-pr., 20-pr., 12-pr. or 9-pr., and 6-pr. Calibres. Case shot for the service rifled guns were proposed by Lieut. Reeves in 1863, the segment shell, even with the time fuze composition pricked through at zero, not being ...
sir William Congreve (2nd bart.), 1818
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Encyclopedia of Military Technology and Innovation
Case Shot; Canister Shot less rounds and various plastic cartridges. While the latter have proved useful under certain circumstances, truly caseless rounds have proved problematic for military use due to fouling and the difficulty of producing ...
Stephen Bull, 2004
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Guns on the Early Frontiers: A History of Firearms from ...
Two 3-pounder brass cannon with 169 case shot; two 4-pounder brass cannon with 921 cannon balls; one 24-pound howitzer with 192 shells. Ft. Smith, Ark. Two 6-pounder iron cannon with 188 balls and 91 case shot. Council Bluffs (Ft.
Carl Parcher Russell, 1980

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CASE SHOT»

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Holloway, Case wins 4-Ball scramble at Wolf Hollow
WESSON – Chuck Holloway and Ryan Case captured last weekend's 4-Ball Scramble at the Wolf Hollow Golf Club. Holloway and Case shot a ... «Dailyleader, Jul 15»
2
Independence Day celebration a blast in Charlestown; cannon …
"A case shot is a shell on steroids," Jorgensen said. "You take the shell and you fill it full of balls. And when it blows apart you have fragments or shrapnel going ... «WAVE 3, Jul 15»
3
Notable Lawsuits Over School Prayer in Maryland
The case shot atheist Madalyn Murray O'Hair into prominence, and also tagged her with the nickname, “the most hated woman in America,” a ... «Newsmax, Jun 15»
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UFC 188 LIVE RESULTS: Penick's round by round report for …
Case shot in and scored a takedown. Trevino got full guard and tried to isolate an arm. Case used that to pass over to half guard nicely, getting ... «MMATorch, Jun 15»
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Murder suspect shoots, kills self following Kansas pursuit
The suspect in an out-of-state murder case shot and killed himself following a pursuit involving Kansas troopers. Just before 6 p.m. Wednesday, ... «KAKE, Jun 15»
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Investigation officer of Ayyan Ali case shot dead
RAWALPINDI (Web Desk) – A Customs inspector who was investigating Model Ayyan Ali's money laundering case has been shot dead near ... «Daily Pakistan, Jun 15»
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Edmonton man convicted in dismemberment case shot dead in …
An Edmonton man convicted in the murder and dismemberment of a victim who had been stabbed 158 times has been shot dead in front of his ... «The Globe and Mail, May 15»
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Witness in Narayan Sai sexual assault case shot at
A 35-year-old witness in Narayan Sai case was shot at and critically injured at Panipat in Gurgaon on Wednesday. He is said to be unfit for ... «The Hindu, May 15»
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Deputies: Suspect in attempted murder case shot, killed in Apopka
The man arrested in connection to a drive-by shooting that injured a young Apopka girl in November was shot to death in south Apopka on ... «WFTV Orlando, May 15»
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Student Who Went Missing After Trying to Sell Car Through …
Police say the suspect in the case shot him in a parking lot where they met over Craigslist ad. (Credit: KTVI). Taylor Clark, a 19-year-old student ... «KTLA, May 15»

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