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Cannon
01
cannone
a large and powerful gun that was used in the past to fire stone or metal balls
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The fortress defended the city with rows of cannons lining its walls.
La fortezza difendeva la città con file di cannoni allineati sulle sue mura.
The battlefield echoed with the thunderous roar of cannons during the siege.
Il campo di battaglia echeggiava con il fragoroso ruggito dei cannoni durante l'assedio.
02
carambola, cannone
a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other
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He scored a cannon by hitting both balls in one shot.
The player practiced cannons to improve accuracy.
03
canna, tibia
lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals
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The horse 's cannon was bruised during the race.
Injuries to the cannon can affect a horse's mobility.
04
cannone, mitragliatrice pesante
heavy automatic gun fired from an airplane
Esempi
The fighter jet was equipped with a 20 mm cannon.
Cannons on military aircraft provide high firepower.
05
cannone, pezzo cilindrico di piastra d'armatura per proteggere il braccio
(Middle Ages) a cylindrical piece of armor plate to protect the arm
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The knight 's cannon covered his arm from wrist to elbow.
Medieval cannons were part of full plate armor.
06
cannone, pezzo d'artiglieria
heavy gun fired from a tank
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The tank fired its cannon at the target.
Modern tanks are equipped with powerful cannons.
to cannon
01
sparare con un cannone, fare fuoco con un cannone
fire a cannon
Esempi
The soldiers cannoned at dawn to signal the attack.
They cannoned the fortress walls during the siege.
02
cannoneggiare, fare un cannone
make a cannon
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He cannonned the cue ball into the two object balls.
The player learned how to can cannon very fast.
