\Case" shot`\ (Mil.)
A collection of small projectiles, inclosed in a case or
canister.
Note: In the United States a case shot is a thin spherical or
      oblong cast-iron shell containing musket balls and a
      bursting charge, with a time fuse; -- called in Europe
      shrapnel. In Europe the term case shot is applied to
      what in the United States is called canister.
      --Wilhelm.