cannon
11cannon — ► NOUN (pl. usu. same) 1) a large, heavy piece of artillery formerly used in warfare. 2) an automatic heavy gun that fires shells from an aircraft or tank. ► VERB chiefly Brit. (cannon into/off) ▪ collide with forcefully or at an angle. ORIGIN… …
12Cannon — Can non, n. & v. (Billiards) See {Carom}. [Eng.] [1913 Webster] …
13Cannon — (spr. Känn n), 1) Grafschaft im Staate Tennessee (Vereinigte Staaten von NAmerika), 10 QM.; Flüsse: Stones u. Cumberland Rivers u. Caneyfork; Boden hügelig u. fruchtbar; Producte: Mais, Hafer, Heu, Schweine; 9000 Ew., wovon gegen 900 Sklaven;… …
14Cannon — Cannon, Walter Bradfond …
15cannon — [n] large gun Big Bertha*, heavy artillery, howitzer, Long Tom*, mortar, ordnance; concept 500 …
16Cannon — [kan′ən] Joseph Gurney [gʉr′nē] 1836 1926; U.S. congressman …
17Cannon — A cannon is a type of artillery, usually large and tubular, that uses gunpowder or other explosive based propellants to launch a projectile over a distance. Cannon vary in caliber, range, mobility, rate of fire, angle of fire, and firepower;… …
18Cannon — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Patronyme Annie Jump Cannon, astronome américaine. Brendan Cannon (1973 ), joueur de rugby australien. Danny Cannon (1968 ), réalisateur et producteur… …
19cannon — /kan euhn/, n., pl. cannons, (esp. collectively) cannon, v. n. 1. a mounted gun for firing heavy projectiles; a gun, howitzer, or mortar. 2. Brit. Mach. quill (def. 10). 3. Armor. a cylindrical or semicylindrical piece of plate armor for the… …
20cannon — n. 1) to fire a cannon 2) to aim a cannon at; to train a cannon on 3) to load a cannon 4) a cannon booms, roars; fires 5) a water cannon (the police trained a cannon on the mob) * * * [ kænən] fires roars to train a cannon on a cannon booms to… …
