Meaning of double-shot | Babel Free

Definitions

To load (a cannon) with twice the shot, for increased damage at the expense of range.

transitive

Examples

“The Indomitable raked the frigate’s stern with double-shotted guns.”

“The boarding-nettings were up, the guns double-shotted with grape and canister, and the swivels loaded with canisters of musket-balls.”

CEFR level