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case shot

noun

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


case shot

noun

  1. another name for canister
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of case shot1

First recorded in 1665–75
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A number of our witnesses in Nigeria claim they were physically attacked, and in one case shot at, after previously speaking out against the abuse and posting videos containing allegations on YouTube.

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Police investigating the case shot dead a 38-year-old German suspect while trying to apprehend him last week.

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For instance, historians know the British at Saratoga loaded their cannons with tin canisters packed with iron balls, or “case shot,” that spread out like shotgun blasts.

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On Wednesday, the judge overseeing the case shot down the pop icon's request to remove her father Jamie as conservator.

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