crossbar shot — noun 1. : a round shot with two projections so that it appears to have a bar running through its center 2. : an obsolete projectile that folds into a sphere for loading but that on leaving the gun opens into a cross with a quarter ball at the end … Useful english dictionary
Crossbar — Cross bar ( b[aum]r ), n. A transverse bar or piece, as a bar across a door, or as the iron bar or stock which passes through the shank of an anchor to insure its turning fluke down. Russell. [1913 Webster] {Crossbar shot}, a projectile which… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shot — Synonyms and related words: Nimrod, SOL, Telephoto, Wirephoto, admission, admission fee, aerial photograph, all bets off, all off, all over, all up, altitude peak, anchorage, ante, antelope, antitoxin, approach, archer, arrow, artilleryman, assay … Moby Thesaurus
Shot on goal — In field hockey, ice hockey, box lacrosse, or soccer, a shot on goal is a shot that will enter the goal if it is not stopped by the goaltender. A shot on goal must result in either a goal or a save.Every goal and every save count as shots on goal … Wikipedia
chip shot — /ˈtʃɪp ʃɒt/ (say chip shot) noun 1. Golf a short shot using a wrist motion, made in approaching the green. 2. Soccer a shot at goal in which the ball is lofted over the goalkeeper s head and under the crossbar into the goal. 3. Tennis → chop… …
Anchor shot — Anchor An chor ([a^][ng] k[ e]r), n. [OE. anker, AS. ancor, oncer, L. ancora, sometimes spelt anchora, fr. Gr. a gkyra, akin to E. angle: cf. F. ancre. See {Angle}, n.] 1. A iron instrument which is attached to a ship by a cable (rope or chain),… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ball — Synonyms and related words: Kaffeeklatsch, action, agate, assemblee, assembly, assignation, at home, bal, bal costume, bal masque, ball bearing, balloon, bar shot, barn dance, baseball, baseball bat, basketball, bat, battledore, bauble, be… … Moby Thesaurus
buckshot — Synonyms and related words: ball, bar shot, bird shot, bullet, cannon shot, cannonball, case shot, crossbar shot, duck shot, dumdum bullet, expanding bullet, grape, grapeshot, langrel shot, manstopping bullet, pellet, rifle ball, round shot,… … Moby Thesaurus
bullet — Synonyms and related words: alpha decay, atom chipping, atom smashing, atomic disintegration, atomic reaction, atomization, ball, bar shot, barrel, beta decay, bird shot, bombardment, bowshot, breeding, bucket, buckshot, cannon, cannon shot,… … Moby Thesaurus
cannonball — Synonyms and related words: antelope, arrow, ball, bar shot, belly buster, belly flop, belly whopper, bird shot, blue darter, blue streak, buckshot, bullet, cannon shot, case shot, courser, crash dive, crossbar shot, dart, dive, drop, duck shot,… … Moby Thesaurus
