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Cannon
Grammatical Information
animacy status
inanimate
Composition
Simple
countable
plural form
cannons
Examples
The fortress defended the city with rows of cannons lining its walls.
02
a billiard shot in which the cue ball strikes one object ball and then hits another
Examples
He scored a cannon by hitting both balls in one shot.
03
the lower segment of the leg of hoofed mammals, between knee and fetlock
Examples
The horse 's cannon was bruised during the race.
04
a heavy automatic gun mounted on an airplane
Examples
The fighter jet was equipped with a 20 mm cannon.
05
a cylindrical plate of armor designed to protect the forearm
Examples
The knight 's cannon covered his arm from wrist to elbow.
06
a large-caliber gun mounted on a tank
Examples
The tank fired its cannon at the target.
to cannon
01
to discharge or shoot a cannon
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
action verb
regular
present tense
cannon
3rd person singular
cannons
present participle
cannoning
past simple
cannoned
past participle
cannoned
Examples
The soldiers cannoned at dawn to signal the attack.
02
to strike the cue ball so that it hits one object ball and then another
Examples
He cannonned the cue ball into the two object balls.
