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Round shot   /raʊnd ʃɑt/   Listen
adjective
Round  adj.  
1.
Having every portion of the surface or of the circumference equally distant from the center; spherical; circular; having a form approaching a spherical or a circular shape; orbicular; globular; as, a round ball. "The big, round tears." "Upon the firm opacous globe Of this round world."
2.
Having the form of a cylinder; cylindrical; as, the barrel of a musket is round.
3.
Having a curved outline or form; especially, one like the arc of a circle or an ellipse, or a portion of the surface of a sphere; rotund; bulging; protuberant; not angular or pointed; as, a round arch; round hills. "Their round haunches gored."
4.
Full; complete; not broken; not fractional; approximately in even units, tens, hundreds, thousands, etc.; said of numbers. "Pliny put a round number near the truth, rather than the fraction."
5.
Not inconsiderable; large; hence, generous; free; as, a round price. "Three thousand ducats; 'tis a good round sum." "Round was their pace at first, but slackened soon."
6.
Uttered or emitted with a full tone; as, a round voice; a round note.
7.
(Phonetics) Modified, as a vowel, by contraction of the lip opening, making the opening more or less round in shape; rounded; labialized; labial.
8.
Outspoken; plain and direct; unreserved; unqualified; not mincing; as, a round answer; a round oath. "The round assertion." "Sir Toby, I must be round with you."
9.
Full and smoothly expanded; not defective or abrupt; finished; polished; said of style, or of authors with reference to their style. (Obs.) "In his satires Horace is quick, round, and pleasant."
10.
Complete and consistent; fair; just; applied to conduct. "Round dealing is the honor of man's nature."
At a round rate, rapidly.
In round numbers, approximately in even units, tens, hundreds, etc.; as, a bin holding 99 or 101 bushels may be said to hold in round numbers 100 bushels.
Round bodies (Geom.), the sphere right cone, and right cylinder.
Round clam (Zool.), the quahog.
Round dance one which is danced by couples with a whirling or revolving motion, as the waltz, polka, etc.
Round game, a game, as of cards, in which each plays on his own account.
Round hand, a style of penmanship in which the letters are formed in nearly an upright position, and each separately distinct; distinguished from running hand.
Round robin.
(a)
A written petition, memorial, remonstrance, protest, etc., the signatures to which are made in a circle so as not to indicate who signed first. "No round robins signed by the whole main deck of the Academy or the Porch."
(b)
(Zool.) The cigar fish.
Round shot, a solid spherical projectile for ordnance.
Round Table, the table about which sat King Arthur and his knights. See Knights of the Round Table, under Knight.
Round tower, one of certain lofty circular stone towers, tapering from the base upward, and usually having a conical cap or roof, which crowns the summit, found chiefly in Ireland. They are of great antiquity, and vary in heigh from thirty-five to one hundred and thiry feet.
Round trot, one in which the horse throws out his feet roundly; a full, brisk, quick trot.
Round turn (Naut.), one turn of a rope round a timber, a belaying pin, etc.
To bring up with a round turn, to stop abruptly. (Colloq.)
Synonyms: Circular; spherical; globular; globase; orbicular; orbed; cylindrical; full; plump; rotund.





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"Round shot" Quotes from Famous Books



... automatic watchfulness, as this far-sent storm of bursting shells went over and past the troops it was meant to destroy. Hurrying through it he saw the wide slope clear rapidly of what was left of active life. He laughed as a round shot knocked a knapsack off a man's back. The man unhurt did not stay to look for it. Once the colonel dropped as a shell lit near him. It did not explode. He ejaculated, "Pshaw," and went on. He came near the ...
— Westways • S. Weir Mitchell
... midnight toil, But took the elements and oil, And hurried down into the street That barked and clamored at our feet— And as we ran there came a hum Of round shot slithered on a drum, While like a lid of sound shut down The thunder-cloud upon the town; Jalousies banged and loose roofs slammed, Like hornbooks fluttered by the damned; And like a drover's whip the rain ...
— Carolina Chansons - Legends of the Low Country • DuBose Heyward and Hervey Allen
... at once assailed him. He had never in his life congratulated himself on being alone—not that he loved his neighbour, but that he loved his neighbour's company, making him less aware of an uneasy self. And now first he realized that he had seen his sword-hilt go off with a round shot, and had not caught up his revolver—that he ...
— Heather and Snow • George MacDonald
... think that any ship would venture against them so near Boston, and could not believe the Maid of Provence an enemy. He thought her an English ship eager to welcome them, but presently he saw the white ensign of France at the mizzen, and a round shot rattled through the ...
— The Judgment House • Gilbert Parker
... story tumbling down. The upper structure on the top of the brigade-mess also fell in. The Residency house was a wreck. Captain Anderson's post had long ago been knocked down, and Innes' post also fell in. These two were riddled with round shot. As many as 200 were ...
— Innocents abroad • Mark Twain
... was disappointed that the schooner had been stopped by anything less than a round shot through her rigging. Yet, as he stood up in the stern of the launch, as it bounded over the waves, he felt a heap of satisfaction in the thought that he commanded the searching party, and that he did so by virtue of being an officer in the United States Navy. And this, too, was a ...
— The Submarine Boys for the Flag - Deeding Their Lives to Uncle Sam • Victor G. Durham
... see nothing of them. Some of them are exceedingly strong, against troops unprovided with mortars and shells. The garrison is easily shelled out by a small force, or starved out by a large one; but one should never attempt to breach them with round shot, or take them by an escalade ...
— A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II • William Sleeman


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