cannon
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- noun
- /ˈkænən/
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cañón
- The army positioned their cannon on the hill to prepare for the battle.
- guns and cannons
- muskets and cannons
- cannons on ships
OK, so these cannons, it came with four.
- OK, so these cannons, it came with four.
- Oh, that's the salmon cannon at the national parks Nova launcher.
- And that's where all the Germans were standing up there with cannons and machine guns firing down.
- The battle was so horrific, so constant use of cannon, so constant, the forest turned on fire.
Examples
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We used to create these cannons by casting them.
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Now, you go and get some troops and a couple of cannon to protect the building.
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The whites had a cannon, lots of weapons.
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Sound out all the ranks, bring up the cannon.
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Narrator F: Before long, three warning blasts boom from a cannon on the Court House Green.
Fiction book (1999) -
A group of men operates two rusted cannons, left over from some long-forgotten war.
Fiction book (1993) -
The thunder is the roar of French siege cannons clouded in dense smoke.
Fiction book (1992) -
Historical reenactors fired a cannon during the festival to demonstrate how warfare was conducted in the past.
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During the parade, a large cannon was displayed at the front to honor the military heritage.
Synonyms
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A weapon that fires bullets or shells at high speed
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A short gun that fires explosive shells at a high angle
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A large gun with a short barrel that fires shells high to hit nearby targets
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A very large powerful gun that fires at long distances
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A small cannon that fires a four-pound shot
A large movable gun used on land in war and fired by soldiers
A large gun on a navy ship used to fire at enemy ships or planes
A large gun on a ship with a long barrel used in sea battles
A short heavy cannon on a ship used to fire at enemy ships at close range
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Etymology
Cannon comes from the Latin word canna, which means 'reed' or 'tube', because the early guns were named for their long tube shape that fired heavy balls. So a cannon is a large metal 'tube' that shoots projectiles.