Cannon

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·pl of Cannon.

II. Cannon ·add. ·vi To discharge cannon.

III. Cannon ·noun A kind of type. ·see Canon.

IV. Cannon ·noun & ·v ·see Carom.

V. Cannon ·noun A great gun; a piece of ordnance or artillery; a firearm for discharging heavy shot with great force.

VI. Cannon ·noun A hollow cylindrical piece carried by a revolving shaft, on which it may, however, revolve independently.

VII. Cannon ·add. ·vi To collide or strike violently, ·esp. so as to glance off or rebound; to strike and rebound.