Shot Tower

A shot tower is a tower designed for the production of shot balls by freefall of molten lead, which is then caught in a water basin. The shot is used for projectiles in firearms.

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Famous quotes containing the words shot and/or tower:

    “I have a lifetime appointment and I intend to serve it. I expect to die at 110, shot by a jealous husband.”
    —Thurgood Marshall (1908–1993)

    “Shall I still be love’s house on the widdershin earth,
    Woe to the windy masons at my shelter?
    Love’s house, they answer, and the tower death
    Lie all unknowing of the grave sin-eater.”
    —Dylan Thomas (1914–1953)