shot tower

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Noun shot tower has 1 sense

shot tower - tower of a kind once used to make shot; molten lead was poured through a sieve and dropped into water
--₁ is a kind of tower

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Shot Tower

Definition:

A shot tower is a tall structure used for the production of lead shot. It is where molten lead is dropped from the top and forms small spherical pellets as it falls, solidifying in mid-air before landing in a water basin at the bottom.

Examples:

As a noun:

1. He visited the historical shot tower to learn about the traditional lead shot manufacturing process.

2. The shot tower's height allows the molten lead to cool and form spherical pellets.

As a verb:

1. The lead was shot into the tower and transformed into lead shot during the manufacturing process.

2. The company constructed a new shot tower to increase the production of lead shot.

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