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Cannon
01
canhão, peça de artilharia
a large and powerful gun that was used in the past to fire stone or metal balls
Exemplos
The fortress defended the city with rows of cannons lining its walls.
A fortaleza defendia a cidade com fileiras de canhões alinhados em seus muros.
The battlefield echoed with the thunderous roar of cannons during the siege.
O campo de batalha ecoou com o rugido trovejante dos canhões durante o cerco.
02
a billiard shot in which the cue ball strikes one object ball and then hits another
Exemplos
He scored a cannon by hitting both balls in one shot.
The player practiced cannons to improve accuracy.
03
the lower segment of the leg of hoofed mammals, between knee and fetlock
Exemplos
The horse 's cannon was bruised during the race.
Injuries to the cannon can affect a horse's mobility.
04
a heavy automatic gun mounted on an airplane
Exemplos
The fighter jet was equipped with a 20 mm cannon.
Cannons on military aircraft provide high firepower.
05
a cylindrical plate of armor designed to protect the forearm
Exemplos
The knight 's cannon covered his arm from wrist to elbow.
Medieval cannons were part of full plate armor.
06
a large-caliber gun mounted on a tank
Exemplos
The tank fired its cannon at the target.
Modern tanks are equipped with powerful cannons.
to cannon
01
to discharge or shoot a cannon
Exemplos
The soldiers cannoned at dawn to signal the attack.
They cannoned the fortress walls during the siege.
02
to strike the cue ball so that it hits one object ball and then another
Exemplos
He cannonned the cue ball into the two object balls.
The player learned how to can cannon very fast.
