Round vs. Shell — What's the Difference?
By Tayyaba Rehman & Urooj Arif — Updated on April 17, 2024
A round refers to a complete unit of ammunition, including the projectile and its casing, used in firearms; whereas a shell is specifically a type of ammunition that is typically larger, used in artillery or heavy firearms.
Difference Between Round and Shell
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Key Differences
A round, in the context of firearms, includes not just the bullet itself but the entire package required for firing: the casing, primer, and propellant. This is the complete unit loaded into the firearm. On the other hand, a shell generally refers to a type of ammunition that is often larger and includes artillery shells, which may be filled with explosive, incendiary, or other types of payloads.
Rounds are primarily used in small arms such as rifles, and submachine. They are designed for precision and rapid firing within relatively short distances. Shells, however, are utilized in larger firearms like cannons and tanks, and are engineered for destructive power over longer distances.
The design of a round is typically solid and compact, optimized for aerodynamics and accuracy. Conversely, shells are larger, sometimes encased in a heavy metallic casing and can be loaded with various payloads like high explosives or shrapnel for specific effects.
Rounds are usually measured by their diameter such as 9mm or .45 caliber. Shells are categorized by the diameter of the gun barrel they are designed for, often indicated in millimeters or inches, such as 155mm or 5-inch shells.
While rounds are commonly used by civilians for personal defense, hunting, or shooting sports, shells are predominantly used by military forces for combat scenarios, providing support and defense against larger targets or fortified positions.
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Comparison Chart
Primary Use
Small arms ammunition
Artillery and heavy firearms ammunition
Composition
Bullet, casing, primer, propellant
Metal casing, explosive/incendiary payload
Size and Weight
Small and light
Large and heavy
Range and Power
Short to medium range, less destructive
Long range, highly destructive
Applications
Personal defense, hunting, sports
Military combat, large-scale warfare
Compare with Definitions
Round
Used in various civilian and military applications.
The rounds were standard issue for the military personnel.
Shell
Typically includes a filling of explosives, designed for high impact.
Shells loaded with shrapnel were used to clear enemy trenches.
Round
Designed for use in a range of firearms.
Each round was carefully manufactured to ensure precision.
Shell
Can be guided or unguided depending on the design and purpose.
The guided shells were a crucial part of their arsenal in precision strikes.
Round
A unit of ammunition that includes a projectile, casing, and the charge.
He loaded the rifle with a round of .308 ammunition.
Shell
Used predominantly in military settings for their destructive capability.
The navy ship fired shells at the distant target during the drill.
Round
Can vary widely in type, such as hollow-point or full metal jacket rounds.
For target practice, he preferred using full metal jacket rounds.
Shell
Vital in both offensive and defensive operations in warfare.
Defensive positions were reinforced with heavy shell fire.
Round
Often referred to by the size of the projectile and the design.
The 9mm rounds are popular among law enforcement officers.
Shell
Ammunition for use in large-caliber, including artillery.
The artillery unit was supplied with explosive shells.
Round
Being such that every part of the surface or the circumference is equidistant from the center
A round ball.
Shell
The hard protective outer case of a mollusc or crustacean
Cowrie shells
The technique of carving shell
Round
Moving in or forming a circle.
Shell
An explosive artillery projectile or bomb
Shell holes
The sound of the shell passing over, followed by the explosion
Round
Shaped like a cylinder; cylindrical.
Shell
Something resembling or likened to a shell because of its shape or its function as an outer case
Baked pastry shells filled with cheese
Pasta shells
Round
Rather rounded in shape
The child's round face.
Shell
The metal framework of a vehicle body.
Round
Full in physique; plump
A round figure.
Shell
A light racing boat.
Round
(Linguistics) Formed or articulated with the lips in a rounded shape
A round vowel.
Shell
An inner or roughly made coffin.
Round
Full in tone; sonorous.
Shell
The hand guard of a sword.
Round
Whole or complete; full
A round dozen.
Shell
Each of a set of orbitals around the nucleus of an atom, occupied or able to be occupied by electrons of similar energies
In a multi-electron atom, the lowest energy shells fill up first
An electron descending from one shell to a lower one emits an X-ray
Round
(Mathematics) Having been rounded.
Shell
Short for shell program
Round
Not exact, especially when expressed as a multiple of 10; approximate
A round estimate.
Shell
Bombard with shells
Several villages north of the security zone were shelled
Round
Large; considerable
A round sum of money.
Shell
Remove the shell or pod from (a nut or seed)
They were shelling peas
Shelled Brazil nuts
Round
Brought to satisfactory conclusion or completion; finished.
Shell
The usually hard outer covering that encases certain organisms, such as insects, turtles, and most mollusks.
Round
Outspoken; blunt
A round scolding.
Shell
A similar outer covering on a nut or seed.
Round
Done with full force; unrestrained
Gave me a round thrashing.
Shell
A similar outer covering on certain eggs, such as those of birds and reptiles; an eggshell.
Round
Something, such as a circle, disk, globe, or ring, that is round.
Shell
The material that constitutes such a covering.
Round
A circle formed of various things.
Shell
An external, usually hard, protective or enclosing case or cover.
Round
Movement around a circle or about an axis.
Shell
A framework or exterior, as of a building.
Round
A rung or crossbar, as one on a ladder or chair.
Shell
A thin layer of pastry.
Round
A cut of beef from the part of the thigh between the rump and the shank.
Shell
The external part of the ear.
Round
An assembly of people; a group.
Shell
The hull of a ship.
Round
A round dance.
Shell
A light, long, narrow racing boat propelled by rowers.
Round
A complete course, succession, or series
A round of parties.
A round of negotiations.
Shell
A small glass for beer.
Round
Often rounds A course of customary or prescribed actions, duties, or places
Physicians' rounds.
Shell
An artillery projectile containing an explosive charge.
Round
A complete range or extent.
Shell
An attitude or a manner adopted to mask one's true feelings or to protect one from perceived or real danger
Embarrassed, she withdrew into a shell.
Round
One drink for each person in a gathering or group
Let me buy the next round.
Shell
A set of electron orbitals having nearly the same energy and sharing the same first quantum number.
Round
A single outburst, as of applause or cheering.
Shell
Any of the stable states of other particles or collections of particles (such as the nucleons in an atomic nucleus) at a given energy or small range of energies.
Round
A single shot or volley.
Shell
A usually sleeveless and collarless, typically knit blouse.
Round
Ammunition for a single shot or volley.
Shell
A thin, usually waterproof or windproof outer garment for the upper body.
Round
A specified number of arrows shot from a specified distance to a target in archery.
Shell
(Computers) A program that works with the operating system as a command processor, used to enter commands and initiate their execution.
Round
Sports & Games A unit of play that occupies a specified time, constitutes a certain number of plays, or allows each player a turn, especially the 18-hole sequence played in golf or one of the periods in a boxing match.
Shell
A company or corporation created by a second company or corporation for the purposes of facilitating a particular transaction, especially one that is intended to be concealed.
Round
(Music) A composition for two or more voices in which each voice enters at a different time with the same melody.
Shell
To remove the shell of; shuck
Shell oysters.
Round
To make round or curved
Rounded his lips in surprise.
Rounded off the end of the board.
Shell
To remove from a shell
Shell peas.
Round
(Linguistics) To pronounce with rounded lips; labialize.
Shell
To separate the kernels of (corn) from the cob.
Round
To fill out; make plump.
Shell
To fire shells at; bombard.
Round
To bring to completion or perfection; finish. Often used with out or off
The new dog rounded out our household. The speaker rounded off his lecture with a joke.
Shell
To defeat decisively.
Round
(Mathematics) To approximate (a real number) by a nearby rational number with a specified level of precision. When rounded to the nearest hundred, 286 becomes 300. When rounded to the nearest tenth, 1.63 becomes 1.6.
Shell
(Baseball) To hit the pitches of (a pitcher) hard and with regularity
Shelled the pitcher for eight runs in the first inning.
Round
To make a turn about or to the other side of
Rounded a bend in the road.
Shell
To shed or become free of a shell.
Round
To make a complete circuit of; go or pass around
Rounded the entire peninsula.
Shell
To look for or collect shells, as on a seashore
Spent the day shelling on Cape Cod.
Round
(Archaic) To encompass; surround:
Shell
A hard external covering of an animal.
Round
To become round or curved.
Shell
The calcareous or chitinous external covering of mollusks, crustaceans, and some other invertebrates.
In some mollusks, as the cuttlefish, the shell is concealed by the animal's outer mantle and is considered internal.
Genuine mother-of-pearl buttons are made from sea shells.
Round
To take a circular course; complete or partially complete a circuit
Racecars rounding into the final lap.
Shell
(by extension) Any mollusk having such a covering.
Round
To turn about, as on an axis
Rounded and came back across the field.
Shell
(entomology) The exoskeleton or wing covers of certain insects.
Round
To become filled out or plump.
Shell
The conjoined scutes that constitute the "shell" (carapace) of a tortoise or turtle.
Round
To develop into satisfactory completion or perfection
Is rounding into a fine quarterback.
Shell
The overlapping hard plates comprising the armor covering the armadillo's body.
Round
To whisper.
Shell
The hard calcareous covering of a bird egg.
Round
In a circular progression or movement; around.
Shell
One of the outer layers of skin of an onion.
The restaurant served caramelized onion shells.
Round
With revolutions
Wheels moving round.
Shell
(botany) The hard external covering of various plant seed forms.
Round
To a specific place or person
Called round for the pastor.
Sent round for the veterinarian.
Shell
The covering, or outside part, of a nut.
The black walnut and the hickory nut, both of the same Genus as the pecan, have much thicker and harder shells than the pecan.
Round
Around.
Shell
A pod containing the seeds of certain plants, such as the legume Phaseolus vulgaris.
Round
From the beginning to the end of; throughout
A plant that grows round the year.
Shell
(geology) The accreted mineral formed around a hollow geode.
Round
(physical) Of shape:
Shell
(weaponry) The casing of a self-contained single-unit artillery projectile.
Round
Circular or cylindrical; having a circular cross-section in one direction.
We sat at a round table to make conversation easier.
Shell
(weaponry) A hollow, usually spherical or cylindrical projectile fired from a siege mortar or a smoothbore cannon. It contains an explosive substance designed to be ignited by a fuse or by percussion at the target site so that it will burst and scatter at high velocity its contents and fragments. Formerly called a bomb.
Round
Spherical; shaped like a ball; having a circular cross-section in more than one direction.
The ancient Egyptian demonstrated that the Earth is round, not flat.
Shell
(weaponry) The cartridge of a breechloading firearm; a load; a bullet; a round.
Round
Lacking sharp angles; having gentle curves.
Our child's bed has round corners for safety.
Shell
(architecture) Any slight hollow structure; a framework, or exterior structure, regarded as not complete or filled in, as the shell of a house.
Round
Plump.
Shell
A garment, usually worn by women, such as a shirt, blouse, or top, with short sleeves or no sleeves, that often fastens in the rear.
Round
Complete, whole, not lacking.
The baker sold us a round dozen.
Shell
A coarse or flimsy coffin; a thin interior coffin enclosed within a more substantial one.
Round
(of a number) Convenient for rounding other numbers to; for example, ending in a zero.
One hundred is a nice round number.
Shell
(music) A string instrument, as a lyre, whose acoustical chamber is formed like a shell.
The first lyre may have been made by drawing strings over the underside of a tortoise shell.
Round
(phonetics) Pronounced with the lips drawn together; rounded.
Shell
(music) The body of a drum; the often wooden, often cylindrical acoustic chamber, with or without rims added for tuning and for attaching the drum head.
Round
Outspoken; plain and direct; unreserved; not mincing.
A round answer; a round oath
Shell
An engraved copper roller used in print works.
Round
Finished; polished; not defective or abrupt; said of authors or their writing style.
Shell
The thin coating of copper on an electrotype.
Round
Consistent; fair; just; applied to conduct.
Shell
(nautical) The watertight outer covering of the hull of a vessel, often made with planking or metal plating.
Round
Large in magnitude.
Shell
The outer frame or case of a block within which the sheaves revolve.
Round
Well-written and well-characterized; complex and reminiscent of a real person.
Shell
(nautical) A light boat whose frame is covered with thin wood, impermeable fabric, or water-proofed paper; a racing shell or dragon boat.
Round
(architecture) Vaulted.
Shell
(chemistry) A set of atomic orbitals that have the same principal quantum number.
Round
A circular or spherical object or part of an object.
Shell
(figuratively) The outward form independent of what is inside.
Round
A circular or repetitious route.
Hospital rounds
The prison guards have started their nightly rounds.
Shell
(figuratively) The empty outward form of someone or something.
The setback left him a mere shell; he was never the same again.
Round
A general outburst from a group of people at an event.
The candidate got a round of applause after every sentence or two.
Shell
An emaciated person.
He's lost so much weight from illness; he's a shell of his former self.
Round
A song that is sung by groups of people with each subset of people starting at a different time.
Shell
A psychological barrier to social interaction.
Even after months of therapy he's still in his shell.
Round
A serving of something; a portion of something to each person in a group.
They brought us a round of drinks about every thirty minutes.
Shell
(computing) An operating system software user interface, whose primary purpose is to launch other programs and control their interactions; the user's command interpreter. Shell is a way to separate the internal complexity of the implementation of the command from the user. The internals can change while the user experience/interface remains the same.
Round
A single individual portion or dose of medicine.
Shell
(business) A legal entity that has no operations.
A shell corporation was formed to acquire the old factory.
Round
One sandwich (two full slices of bread with filling).
Shell
A concave rough cast-iron tool in which a convex lens is ground to shape.
Round
(art) A long-bristled, circular-headed paintbrush used in oil and acrylic painting.
Shell
(engineering) A gouge bit or shell bit.
Round
A firearm cartridge, bullet, or any individual ammunition projectile. Originally referring to the spherical projectile ball of a smoothbore firearm. Compare round shot and solid shot.
Shell
(phonology) The onset and coda of a syllable.
Round
(sports) One of the specified pre-determined segments of the total time of a sport event, such as a boxing or wrestling match, during which contestants compete before being signaled to stop.
Shell
A person's ear.
Can I have a quick word in your shell?
Round
A stage, level, set of events in a game
Shell
To remove the outer covering or shell of something.
Round
(sports) A stage in a competition.
Qualifying rounds of the championship
Shell
(informal) To disburse or give up money, to pay. (Often used with out).
Round
(sports) In some sports, e.g. golf or showjumping: one complete way around the course.
Shell
(intransitive) To fall off, as a shell, crust, etc.
Round
(video games) A stage or level of a game.
Shell
(intransitive) To cast the shell, or exterior covering; to fall out of the pod or husk.
Nuts shell in falling.
Wheat or rye shells in reaping.
Round
(cards) The play after each deal.
Shell
To switch to a shell or command line.
Round
A rounded relief or cut at an edge, especially an outside edge, added for a finished appearance and to soften sharp edges.
Shell
To form shallow, irregular cracks (in a coating).
Round
A strip of material with a circular face that covers an edge, gap, or crevice for decorative, sanitary, or security purposes.
All furniture in the nursery had rounds on the edges and in the crevices.
Shell
(topology) To form a shelling.
Round
(butchery) The hindquarters of a bovine.
Shell
A hard outside covering, as of a fruit or an animal.
Think him as a serpent's egg, . . .And kill him in the shell.
Round
(dated) A rung, as of a ladder.
Shell
The hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of mollusks, crustaceans, and some other invertebrates. In some mollusks, as the cuttlefishes, it is internal, or concealed by the mantle. Also, the hard covering of some vertebrates, as the armadillo, the tortoise, and the like.
Round
A crosspiece that joins and braces the legs of a chair.
Shell
A hollow projectile, of various shapes, adapted for a mortar or a cannon, and containing an explosive substance, ignited with a fuse or by percussion, by means of which the projectile is burst and its fragments scattered. See Bomb.
Round
A series of changes or events ending where it began; a series of like events recurring in continuance; a cycle; a periodical revolution.
The round of the seasons
A round of pleasures
Shell
The case which holds the powder, or charge of powder and shot, used with breechloading small arms.
Round
A course of action or conduct performed by a number of persons in turn, or one after another, as if seated in a circle.
Shell
Any slight hollow structure; a framework, or exterior structure, regarded as not complete or filled in; as, the shell of a house.
Round
A series of duties or tasks which must be performed in turn, and then repeated.
Shell
A coarse kind of coffin; also, a thin interior coffin inclosed in a more substantial one.
Round
A circular dance.
Shell
An instrument of music, as a lyre, - the first lyre having been made, it is said, by drawing strings over a tortoise shell.
When Jubal struck the chorded shell.
Round
Rotation, as in office; succession.
Shell
An engraved copper roller used in print works.
Round
A general discharge of firearms by a body of troops in which each soldier fires once.
Shell
The husks of cacao seeds, a decoction of which is often used as a substitute for chocolate, cocoa, etc.
Round
An assembly; a group; a circle.
A round of politicians
Shell
The outer frame or case of a block within which the sheaves revolve.
Round
A brewer's vessel in which the fermentation is concluded, the yeast escaping through the bunghole.
Shell
A light boat the frame of which is covered with thin wood or with paper; as, a racing shell.
Round
(archaic) A vessel filled, as for drinking.
Shell
Something similar in form or action to an ordnance shell;
Round
(nautical) A round-top.
Shell
A concave rough cast-iron tool in which a convex lens is ground to shape.
Round
A round of beef.
Shell
A gouge bit or shell bit.
Round
A whisper; whispering.
Shell
To strip or break off the shell of; to take out of the shell, pod, etc.; as, to shell nuts or pease; to shell oysters.
Round
Discourse; song.
Shell
To separate the kernels of (an ear of Indian corn, wheat, oats, etc.) from the cob, ear, or husk.
Round
Alternative form of around
I look round the room quickly to make sure it's neat.
Shell
To throw shells or bombs upon or into; to bombard; as, to shell a town.
Round
Alternative form of around
Shell
To fall off, as a shell, crust, etc.
Round
(transitive) To shape something into a curve.
The carpenter rounded the edges of the table.
Shell
To cast the shell, or exterior covering; to fall out of the pod or husk; as, nuts shell in falling.
Round
(intransitive) To become shaped into a curve.
Shell
To be disengaged from the ear or husk; as, wheat or rye shells in reaping.
Round
(with "out") To finish; to complete; to fill out.
She rounded out her education with only a single mathematics class.
Shell
The material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals
Round
(intransitive) To approximate a number, especially a decimal number by the closest whole number.
Ninety-five rounds up to one hundred.
Shell
Hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
Round
(transitive) To turn past a boundary.
Helen watched him until he rounded the corner.
Shell
The hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts
Round
(intransitive) To turn and attack someone or something (used with on).
As a group of policemen went past him, one of them rounded on him, grabbing him by the arm.
Shell
The exterior covering of a bird's egg
Round
To advance to home plate.
And the runners round the bases on the double by Jones.
Shell
A rigid covering that envelops an object;
The satellite is covered with a smooth shell of ice
Round
(transitive) To go round, pass, go past.
Shell
A very light narrow racing boat
Round
To encircle; to encompass.
Shell
The housing or outer covering of something;
The clock has a walnut case
Round
To grow round or full; hence, to attain to fullness, completeness, or perfection.
Shell
The hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc
Round
To do ward rounds.
Shell
Use explosives on;
The enemy has been shelling us all day
Round
To go round, as a guard; to make the rounds.
Shell
Fall out of the pod or husk;
The corn shelled
Round
To go or turn round; to wheel about.
Shell
Hit the pitches of hard and regularly;
He shelled the pitcher for eight runs in the first inning
Round
To speak in a low tone; whisper; speak secretly; take counsel.
Shell
Look for and collect shells by the seashore
Round
To address or speak to in a whisper, utter in a whisper.
Shell
Come out better in a competition, race, or conflict;
Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship
We beat the competition
Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game
Round
To whisper.
The Bishop of Glasgow rounding in his ear, "Ye are not a wise man," . . . he rounded likewise to the bishop, and said, "Wherefore brought ye me here?"
Shell
Remove from its shell or outer covering;
Shell the legumes
Shell mussels
Round
To make circular, spherical, or cylindrical; to give a round or convex figure to; as, to round a silver coin; to round the edges of anything.
Worms with many feet, which round themselves into balls, are bred chiefly under logs of timber.
The figures on our modern medals are raised and rounded to a very great perfection.
Shell
Remove the husks from;
Husk corn
Round
To surround; to encircle; to encompass.
The inclusive vergeOf golden metal that must round my brow.
Round
To bring to fullness or completeness; to complete; hence, to bring to a fit conclusion.
We are such stuffAs dreams are made on, and our little lifeIs rounded with a sleep.
Round
To go round wholly or in part; to go about (a corner or point); as, to round a corner; to round Cape Horn.
Round
To make full, smooth, and flowing; as, to round periods in writing.
Round
To grow round or full; hence, to attain to fullness, completeness, or perfection.
The queen your mother rounds apace.
So rounds he to a separate mind,From whence clear memory may begin.
Round
To go round, as a guard.
They . . . nightly rounding walk.
Round
To go or turn round; to wheel about.
Round
Having every portion of the surface or of the circumference equally distant from the center; spherical; circular; having a form approaching a spherical or a circular shape; orbicular; globular; as, a round ball.
Upon the firm opacous globeOf this round world.
Round
Having the form of a cylinder; cylindrical; as, the barrel of a musket is round.
Round
Having a curved outline or form; especially, one like the arc of a circle or an ellipse, or a portion of the surface of a sphere; rotund; bulging; protuberant; not angular or pointed; as, a round arch; round hills.
Round
Full; complete; not broken; not fractional; approximately in even units, tens, hundreds, thousands, etc.; - said of numbers.
Pliny put a round number near the truth, rather than the fraction.
Round
Not inconsiderable; large; hence, generous; free; as, a round price.
Three thousand ducats; 'tis a good round sum.
Round was their pace at first, but slackened soon.
Round
Uttered or emitted with a full tone; as, a round voice; a round note.
Round
Modified, as a vowel, by contraction of the lip opening, making the opening more or less round in shape; rounded; labialized; labial. See Guide to Pronunciation, 11.
Round
Outspoken; plain and direct; unreserved; unqualified; not mincing; as, a round answer; a round oath.
Sir Toby, I must be round with you.
Round
Full and smoothly expanded; not defective or abrupt; finished; polished; - said of style, or of authors with reference to their style.
In his satires Horace is quick, round, and pleasant.
Round
Complete and consistent; fair; just; - applied to conduct.
Round dealing is the honor of man's nature.
Round
Anything round, as a circle, a globe, a ring. "The golden round" [the crown].
In labyrinth of many a round self-rolled.
Round
A series of changes or events ending where it began; a series of like events recurring in continuance; a cycle; a periodical revolution; as, the round of the seasons; a round of pleasures.
Round
A course ending where it began; a circuit; a beat; especially, one freguently or regulary traversed; also, the act of traversing a circuit; as, a watchman's round; the rounds of the postman.
Round
A series of duties or tasks which must be performed in turn, and then repeated.
The trivial round, the common task.
Round
One work cycle, consisting of drilling blast holes, loading them with explosive, blasting, mucking out, and, if necessary, installing temporary support.
. . . Inco is still much more advanced than other mining companies. He says that the LKAB mine in Sweden is the closest rival. He predicts that, by 2008, Inco can reach a new productivity plateau, doubling the current mining productivity from 3,350 tonnes to 6,350 tonnes per person per year. Another aim is to triple the mine cycle rate (the time to drill, blast and muck a round) from one cycle to three complete cycles per 24 hours.
Round
A course of action or conduct performed by a number of persons in turn, or one after another, as if seated in a circle.
Women to cards may be compared: we playA round or two; which used, we throw away.
The feast was served; the bowl was crowned;To the king's pleasure went the mirthful round.
Round
A complete set of plays in a game or contest covering a standard number of individual plays or parts; as, a round of golf; a round of tennis.
Round
One set of games in a tournament.
Round
The time during which prize fighters or boxers are in actual contest without an intermission, as prescribed by their rules; a bout.
Round
A circular dance.
Come, knit hands, and beat the ground,In a light fantastic round.
Round
That which goes round a whole circle or company; as, a round of applause.
Round
Rotation, as in office; succession.
Round
The step of a ladder; a rundle or rung; also, a crosspiece which joins and braces the legs of a chair.
All the rounds like Jacob's ladder rise.
Round
A walk performed by a guard or an officer round the rampart of a garrison, or among sentinels, to see that the sentinels are faithful and all things safe; also, the guard or officer, with his attendants, who performs this duty; - usually in the plural.
Round
A short vocal piece, resembling a catch in which three or four voices follow each other round in a species of canon in the unison.
Round
A brewer's vessel in which the fermentation is concluded, the yeast escaping through the bunghole.
Round
A vessel filled, as for drinking; as, to drink a round od ale together.
Round
An assembly; a group; a circle; as, a round of politicians.
Round
See Roundtop.
Round
Same as Round of beef, below.
Worm-eaten gentlemen of the round, such as have vowed to sit on the skirts of the city, let your provost and his half dozen of halberdiers do what they can.
Round
On all sides; around.
Round he throws his baleful eyes.
Round
Circularly; in a circular form or manner; by revolving or reversing one's position; as, to turn one's head round; a wheel turns round.
Round
In circumference; as, a ball is ten inches round.
Round
From one side or party to another; as to come or turn round, - that is, to change sides or opinions.
Round
By or in a circuit; by a course longer than the direct course; back to the starting point.
Round
Through a circle, as of friends or houses.
The invitations were sent round accordingly.
Round
Roundly; fully; vigorously.
Round
On every side of, so as to encompass or encircle; around; about; as, the people atood round him; to go round the city; to wind a cable round a windlass.
The serpent Error twines round human hearts.
Round
A charge of ammunition for a single shot
Round
An interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs;
The neverending cycle of the seasons
Round
A regular route for a sentry or policeman;
In the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name
Round
(often plural) a series of professional calls (usually in a set order);
The doctor goes on his rounds first thing every morning
The postman's rounds
We enjoyed our round of the local bars
Round
The activity of playing 18 holes of golf;
A round of golf takes about 4 hours
Round
The usual activities in your day;
The doctor made his rounds
Round
(sports) a period of play during which one team is on the offensive
Round
The course along which communications spread;
The story is going the rounds in Washington
Round
A serving to each of a group (usually alcoholic);
He ordered a second round
Round
A cut of beef between the rump and the lower leg
Round
A partsong in which voices follow each other; one voice starts and others join in one after another until all are singing different parts of the song at the same time;
They enjoyed singing rounds
Round
An outburst of applause;
There was a round of applause
Round
A crosspiece between the legs of a chair
Round
Any circular or rotating mechanism;
The machine punched out metal circles
Round
Wind around; move along a circular course;
Round the bend
Round
Make round;
Round the edges
Round
Be around;
Developments surround the town
The river encircles the village
Round
Pronounce with rounded lips
Round
Attack in speech or writing;
The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker
Round
Bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state;
Polish your social manners
Round
Express as a round number;
Round off the amount
Round
Become round, plump, or shapely;
The young woman is fleshing out
Round
Having a circular shape
Round
(of sounds) full and rich;
Orotund tones
The rotund and reverberating phrase
Pear-shaped vowels
Round
(of numbers) to the nearest ten, hundred, or thousand;
In round numbers
Round
From beginning to end; throughout;
It rains all year round on Skye
Frigid weather the year around
Common Curiosities
What is the difference in size between a round and a shell?
Shells are generally larger and designed for use in bigger weaponry.
What are shells used for?
Shells are used in artillery and large firearms, primarily for military purposes.
Can a round contain explosives?
Typically, rounds do not contain explosives; they are solid projectiles.
How are shells classified?
Shells are often classified by their caliber and payload type, such as explosive or incendiary.
Are there environmental concerns with using shells?
Yes, unexploded ordnance and lead from shells can be environmentally hazardous.
How are rounds and shells stored differently?
Due to their explosive nature, shells require more stringent safety measures and storage than rounds.
What is a round of ammunition?
A complete unit necessary for firing a firearm, including the bullet, casing, and primer.
Are shells used by civilians?
Generally, shells are restricted to military use due to their size and capability.
What types of rounds are there?
Rounds include various types such as hollow-point, full metal jacket, and armor-piercing.
Why are rounds more common in civilian use?
Rounds are suitable for personal defense and recreational shooting, making them more common among civilians.
How does the range of a shell compare to a round?
Shells have a much longer range and greater destructive power than rounds.
Can the term "round" refer to non-firearm ammunition?
Typically, "round" refers specifically to firearm ammunition.
What military roles rely heavily on shells?
Artillery and armored units in the military primarily use shells.
What is the primary material of a shell casing?
Shell casings are usually made of thick metal to withstand the explosive force.
How has ammunition technology changed in recent years?
Advancements include increased precision, reduced environmental impact, and enhanced safety features.
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