There are several types and uses of Iron shot
- Small round iron balls used as projectiles.
- Used as a simple weight.
- Large ball, 7.26 kg (16 lb) for men and 4 kg (8.8 lb) for women, used in the sporting event shot put.
Famous quotes containing the words iron and/or shot:
“Morality, a muzzle for the will; logic, a climbing iron for the mind.”
—Franz Grillparzer (1791–1872)
“But this we know, the obstacle that checked
And tripped the body, shot the spirit on
Further than target ever showed or shone.”
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)