carronade

/ (ˌkærəˈneɪd) /

an obsolete naval gun of short barrel and large bore

Word Origin for carronade

C18: named after Carron, Scotland, where it was first cast; see -ade

Bayliss wanted to reply with a carronade; but Dodd forbade him sternly, saying, "If we keep him aloof we are done for."

Hard Cash |Charles Reade
The same remark applies to French and American ships when the use of the carronade extended from the British to other navies.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 |Various
The gate itself was commanded by a carronade, and was watched by a guard.

The Crater |James Fenimore Cooper
Also, pieces of ordnance of large calibre, in form between the gun and the carronade.

The Sailor's Word-Book |William Henry Smyth

She is a small brig carrying ten light guns, with one twenty-four pound carronade forward.

McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 3, August, 1893 |Various