cannon

[ kan-uh n ]

/ ˈkæn ən /

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noun, plural can·nons, (especially collectively) can·non.

a mounted gun for firing heavy projectiles; a gun, howitzer, or mortar.

British Machinery. quill(def 10).

Armor. a cylindrical or semicylindrical piece of plate armor for the upper arm or forearm; a vambrace or rerebrace.

Also called cannon bit, canon bit. a round bit for a horse.

the part of a bit that is in the horse's mouth.

(on a bell) the metal loop by which a bell is hung.

Zoology.

cannon bone.
the part of the leg in which the cannon bone is situated.

British. a carom in billiards.

Underworld Slang. a pickpocket.

verb (used without object)

to discharge cannon.

British. to make a carom in billiards.

Origin of cannon

1375–1425 (earlier in Anglo-Latin, AF); late Middle English canon < Middle French < Italian cannone, equivalent to cann(a) tube (< Latin; see cane) + -one augmentative suffix

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canning, canning basin, cannizzaro, cannock, cannoli, cannon, cannon bone, cannon fodder, cannon's ring, cannonade, cannonball

Definition for cannon (2 of 2)

Cannon

[ kan-uh n ]

/ ˈkæn ən /

noun

Annie Jump

[juhmp] /dʒʌmp/,1863–1941, U.S. astronomer.

Joseph Gur·ney

[gur-nee] /ˈgɜr ni/, Uncle Joe,1836–1926, U.S. politician and legislator.

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The lack of a cannon is a particular problem, as the F-35 is being counted on to help out infantrymen under fire.

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Another common prank was to spin the cannon in the direction of the major, causing him to leap out of the way.

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As a prolific and early entry in the cannon of television drama, The Twilight Zone never fully disappeared from the airwaves.

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Cannon revealed that, "we have been living in separate houses for a few months."

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Once the indictment dropped, Cannon quickly resigned his office.

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Cannon and musketry spread devastation everywhere—for the armies were but a few toises apart.

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On the night after this adjournment, the cannon were removed.

The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 10, No. 58, August, 1862 |Various
Battle of Esperes; French defeated by the British, who took 500 prisoners and 700 cannon.

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Two or three cannon balls were lying in the street and fragments of exploded shells strewn on the ground.

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It was with difficulty that our cannon were drawn out of the sloughs.

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British Dictionary definitions for cannon

cannon

/ (ˈkænən) /

noun plural -nons or -non

an automatic aircraft gun of large calibre

history a heavy artillery piece consisting of a metal tube mounted on a carriage

a heavy tube or drum, esp one that can rotate freely on the shaft by which it is supported

the metal loop at the top of a bell, from which it is suspended

See cannon bone

billiards

a shot in which the cue ball is caused to contact one object ball after another
the points scored by thisUsual US and Canadian word: carom

a rebound or bouncing back, as of a ball off a wall

either of the two parts of a vambrace

verb

(intr often foll by into) to collide (with)

short for cannonade

(intr) billiards to make a cannon

Word Origin for cannon

C16: from Old French canon, from Italian cannone cannon, large tube, from canna tube, cane 1

Scientific definitions for cannon

Cannon

[ kăn′ən ]

Annie Jump 1863-1941

American astronomer noted for her work on classifying stellar spectra. Cannon classified the spectra of 225,300 stars brighter than magnitude 8.5, as well as 130,000 fainter stars.

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noun, plural can·nons, (especially collectively) can·non.

verb (used without object)

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