langrage
/ˈlæŋɡrɪdʒ/
noun
- Scrap metal or irregular pieces of iron fired from a cannon to damage sails and rigging on enemy ships.
- The pirate ship loaded its cannons with langrage to shred the merchant vessel's sails.
- The museum displayed a cannonball alongside a pouch of langrage used in the 18th century.
- Sailors often used langrage when they wanted to disable a ship without sinking it.