English-French translations for round shot

• boulet

Definition of round shot

• A solid usually iron spherical projectile fired from a smoothbore cannon

Synonyms

• cannon ball
• solid shot

Examples

• Just then, with a roar and a whistle, a round-shot passed high above the roof of the log-house and plumped far beyond us in the wood. Treasure Island (1883), Robert Louis Stevenson

Related words

• ball
• canister
• shell
• cartridge