English Dictionary

trundle shot

名詞

歴史的 不可算名詞

(historical) A projectile used with naval artillery, made up of two lead balls joined by an iron bar 30 to 45 cm long, sharpened at both ends.

日本語の意味

歴史的な海軍砲で使用された発射体。30～45cmの長さの鉄の棒で連結された、両端が鋭利な鉛製の球体2個からなる弾丸。

During the nighttime engagement, the admiral ordered the gunners to load a trundle shot aimed at the mizzenmast to bring down the enemy's sails.

夜間の交戦で、提督は砲手たちに、鉄棒で繋がれた二つの鉛球（長さ約30〜45cm、両端が尖っている）を装填して後部マストを狙い、敵の帆を落とすよう命じた。

意味（1）

(historical) A projectile used with naval artillery, made up of two lead balls joined by an iron bar 30 to 45 cm long, sharpened at both ends.

Trundle shot is onely a bolt of iron sixteene or eighteene inches in length; at both ends sharpe pointed, and about a handfull from each end a round broad bowle of lead according to the bore of the Peece cast vpon it.