shot-garland

English

Noun

shot-garland (plural shot-garlands)

1. Alternative form of shot garland
   • 1953, C. S. Forester, Hornblower and the 'Atropos':

     Half of it would be distributed fairly evenly along the ship in the shot-garlands; where he decided to stow the other ten tons would make all the difference to Atropos, could add a knot to her speed or reduce it by a knot, could make her stiff in a breeze or crank, handy or awkward under sail.

   • 1986, Jean Boudriot, The Seventy-four Gun Ship: Fitting out the hull, page 60:

     Note however the triangular shot-garlands for storing shot between each gun, and the two ringbolts inboard of each gun fastened to the binding-strakes.

   • 2006, Gail Selinger, W. Thomas Smith Jr., The Complete Idiot's Guide to Pirates, →ISBN, page 201:

     Next came the shot: once removed from the shot-garland and handed to the loader, he "put it home" or "rammed it home," seating the shot against the wadding.