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Preferred term

Shot towers  

Definition

  • High towers, usually round, in which shot is made by dropping molten lead from an upper story into a cistern of water [AAT 94]

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Towers, shot

Notation

  • 118070

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-FKBNFVP5-T

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