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.

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cannon-petronel
A piece of ordnance with a 6-inch bore which carried a 24-lb. ball. ...

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cannon, rifled
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cannon royal
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cannon-serpentine
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demi-cannon
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Cannon Street Station
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See Cannon Street. ...

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