Gunshot: alternatives and connections

The malicious burning of a dwelling house or outhouse of another man, which by the common law is felony; the malicious and voluntary f…

A man who manages, or assists in managing, a large gun in firing.

An attack upon a fortress or fortified town, with shells, hot shot, rockets, etc.; the act of throwing bombs and shot into a town or f…

The interior slope of a fortification, against which the garrison lean in firing.

a metal block in breech-loading firearms that is withdrawn to insert a cartridge and replaced to close the breech before firing

A coarse leaden shot, larger than swan shot, used in hunting deer and large game.

A kind of case shot for cannon, in which a number of lead or iron balls in layers are inclosed in a case fitting the gun; -- called al…

an artifact made of hard brittle material produced from nonmetallic minerals by firing at high temperatures

To draw the hammer of (a firearm) fully back and set it for firing.

Firing off; explosive removal of a charge; explosion; letting off; as, a discharge of arrows, of artillery.

A fire kindled in a public place in token of joy; a bonfire; a firing of guns in token of joy.

The discharge of firearms; firing; as, the troops were exposed to a heavy fire.

Covered with, or containing, extraneous matter which is injurious, noxious, offensive, or obstructive; filthy; dirty; not clean; pollu…

To store or furnish with fuel or firing.

Any narrow channel or groove; as, a gutter formed by erosion in the vent of a gun from repeated firing.

That part of a gunlock which strikes the percussion cap, or firing pin; the cock; formerly, however, a piece of steel covering the pan…

In a small arm, the corner of the but which is upwards in the firing position.

A large conical brick structure around which the firing kilns are grouped.