round shot

Spherical artillery ammunition

Round shot is a solid spherical projectile fired from cannons and other artillery, used from the medieval period through the 19th century.

The balls were typically cast iron, designed to smash through ship hulls, fortification walls, or massed infantry.

The round shot tore through the enemy line.

Also called cannonball.

ammunition

cannonball

Round artillery ammunition

musket ballSpherical lead ammunition
lead ballSpherical metal projectile
grapeshotClustered artillery projectiles

muzzle-loader · smoothbore · cartridge · caliber · wadding · ramrod · touchhole · priming · black powder · cast iron

ballistics

trajectory

Path of moving object

velocityDirected rate of motion
muzzle velocityProjectile speed at barrel-end
rangeExtent of variation

accuracy · ricochet · penetration · impact · kinetic energy · momentum · arc · drop · deflection · windage

warfare

cannon

Large mounted gun

artilleryLarge-caliber battlefield weapons
siegeEncirclement forcing surrender
broadsideFierce written assault

battery · fortification · naval battle · gunner · bombardment · salvo · volley · rampart · breach · hull

shape

spherical

Globe-like in form

castPerformers, throw, or splint
solidFirm matter state
diameterDistance across through center

weight · pound · rolling · dense · smooth · heavy · molten · foundry · mold

Opposites

projectile type/construction

round shotexplosive shell

Projectile containing detonating charge

shell · grapeshot · bomb · mortar shell · chain shot

ammunition modernity

round shotguided missile

Steerable self-propelled weapon

smart bomb · cruise missile · ICBM · laser-guided bomb · drone strike

projectile shape

round shotbolt

Threaded rod for nuts

arrow · rocket · torpedo

Family

round, shot, rounds, rounded, rounding, rounder, roundest, roundly, roundness

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated PG