1592954075000 1312632483000 term-86699 1616541248240 1312632584000 1616290084319 adlib fitz-online adlib-term-86699 6d200898-5dd4-38ed-b3dc-3d23ba0baada 2 1 scope note Cannon shot consisting usually of two balls linked by a length of chain or wire, or sometimes of a single ball with a length of chain attached on opposite sides, used from the 17th to the 19th century to inflict damage on fortifications and most especially on the sails and rigging of ships. V.TK.ALO.ARI.AXC 1 code V.TK.ALO.ARI.AXC 1 chain shot reference term-86712 adlib-term-86712 750099d1-11b3-33cb-98f9-b91bba09b40a <ammunition for artillery> chain shot term