mitraille

Definitions of mitraille
  1. noun
    a solid missile discharged from a firearm
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    types:
    plomb
    small lead shot for shotgun shells
    munitions
    a cluster of small projectiles fired together from a cannon to produce a hail of shot
    balle
    a solid projectile that is shot by a musket
    type of:
    projectile
    a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled
  2. noun
    a cluster of small projectiles fired together from a cannon to produce a hail of shot
    synonyms: munitions
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