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Noun: canister shot  ka-nis-tu(r) shót
  1. A metallic cylinder packed with shot and used as ammunition in a firearm
    "The artillery loaded canister shot for close-range defence";
    - case shot, canister

Derived forms: canister shots

Type of: ammo [informal], ammunition

Encyclopedia: Canister shot