Wondering how to use Grapeshot in a sentence? Below are 5 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as shot or pellet.
Grapeshot in a sentence
Grapeshot meaning
A cluster of small iron balls, put together in a canvas bag in order to be used as a charge for a cannon.
Using Grapeshot
- The main meaning on this page is: A cluster of small iron balls, put together in a canvas bag in order to be used as a charge for a cannon.
- Useful related words include: shot, pellet.
- In the example corpus, grapeshot often appears in combinations such as: firing grapeshot, grapeshot at.
Context around Grapeshot
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Grapeshot
- In this selection, "grapeshot" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, firing, primitive and simple stand out and add context to how "grapeshot" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and simple grapeshot but they and began firing grapeshot at them. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "grapeshot" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with grapeshot
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
They were awakened when British sentries discovered them and began firing grapeshot at them from across the river. (18 words)
Ayton & Preston (2005) Froissart writes that such guns fired "two or three discharges on the Genoese", likely large arrows or primitive grapeshot. (22 words)
When the Hessians sounded the alarm, they tried to get several of their artillery pieces in action to pour grapeshot into the Americans marching down towards the homes they had commandeered. (31 words)
The effectiveness of these cannon was limited, as they are believed to have only shot large arrows and simple grapeshot, but they were so valuable that they were directly controlled by the Royal Wardrobe. (34 words)
Sir Ridley Scott’s latest offering, a biopic of Bonaparte, deals with the complexity with all the subtlety of an 18-pounder cannon firing grapeshot at the Royalists during the 13 Vendémiaire. (32 words)
When the Hessians sounded the alarm, they tried to get several of their artillery pieces in action to pour grapeshot into the Americans marching down towards the homes they had commandeered. (31 words)
Example sentences (5)
Sir Ridley Scott’s latest offering, a biopic of Bonaparte, deals with the complexity with all the subtlety of an 18-pounder cannon firing grapeshot at the Royalists during the 13 Vendémiaire.
Ayton & Preston (2005) Froissart writes that such guns fired "two or three discharges on the Genoese", likely large arrows or primitive grapeshot.
The effectiveness of these cannon was limited, as they are believed to have only shot large arrows and simple grapeshot, but they were so valuable that they were directly controlled by the Royal Wardrobe.
They were awakened when British sentries discovered them and began firing grapeshot at them from across the river.
When the Hessians sounded the alarm, they tried to get several of their artillery pieces in action to pour grapeshot into the Americans marching down towards the homes they had commandeered.
Common combinations with grapeshot
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- firing grapeshot 2×
- grapeshot at 2×