Usually means: Two cannonballs linked by chain.
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We found 11 dictionaries that define the word chain shot:

General (10 matching dictionaries)
  1. chain shot: Merriam-Webster
  2. chain shot: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. chain shot: Collins English Dictionary
  4. chain-shot, chain shot: Wordnik
  5. chain-shot, chain shot: Wiktionary
  6. chain shot: Infoplease Dictionary
  7. Chain shot, chain shot: Dictionary.com
  8. Chain Shot, Chain-shot, Chain shot: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. chain shot: FreeDictionary.org
  10. chain shot: TheFreeDictionary.com

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Chain-Shot: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (chain shot)

noun:  (historical, military, nautical) A projectile consisting of two cannon balls or half balls linked by a chain, fired from cannons mostly to attack spars and rigging.

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