Grapeshot (noun)

A type of ammunition consisting of several small iron balls packed into a canvas bag and fired from a cannon as a single unit, intended to scatter and cause maximum damage.

Origin:

Derived from the practice of loading musket or cannon barrels with small clusters of musket balls, resembling bunches of grapes.

Examples:

1. The ship's crew used grapeshot to devastating effect against the enemy's forces, decimating their ranks.
2. The grapeshot tore through the ranks of the advancing army, cutting down scores of soldiers.
3. The grapeshot was a fearsome weapon, its deadly hail of metal balls capable of wreaking havoc on the battlefield.
4. The grapeshot was used to great effect in naval battles, its devastating firepower a match for any enemy ship.
5. The grapeshot was a feared weapon, its use signaling the end of any hope of mercy or quarter for the enemy.