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Definition of Cannon
1. Verb. Make a cannon.
2. Noun. A large artillery gun that is usually on wheels.
Specialized synonyms: Basilisk, Culverin, Harpoon Gun, High-angle Gun, Long Tom
Derivative terms: Cannoneer
3. Verb. Fire a cannon.
4. Noun. Heavy gun fired from a tank.
Group relationships: Armored Combat Vehicle, Armoured Combat Vehicle, Army Tank, Tank
Derivative terms: Cannoneer
5. Noun. (Middle Ages) a cylindrical piece of armor plate to protect the arm.
Group relationships: Body Armor, Body Armour, Cataphract, Coat Of Mail, Suit Of Armor, Suit Of Armour
Specialized synonyms: Rerebrace, Upper Cannon, Lower Cannon, Vambrace
Category relationships: Dark Ages, Middle Ages
6. Noun. Heavy automatic gun fired from an airplane.
7. Noun. Lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals.
Group relationships: Hoofed Mammal, Ungulate, Animal Leg
Terms within: Cannon Bone
Generic synonyms: Body Part
8. Noun. A shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other.
Group relationships: Billiards, Pocket Billiards, Pool
Generic synonyms: Shot, Stroke
Derivative terms: Carom
Definition of Cannon
1. n. A great gun; a piece of ordnance or artillery; a firearm for discharging heavy shot with great force.
2. n. & v. See Carom.
3. v. i. To discharge cannon.
Definition of Cannon
1. Noun. A complete assembly, consisting of an artillery tube and a breech mechanism, firing mechanism or base cap, which is a component of a gun, howitzer or mortar. It may include muzzle appendages.(JP 1-02 Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms). ¹
2. Noun. A large-bore machine gun. ¹
3. Noun. A bone of a horse's leg, between the fetlock joint and the knee or hock. ¹
4. Noun. (historical) A large muzzle-loading artillery piece. ¹
5. Noun. (context: sports billiards snooker pool) A carom. ¹
6. Noun. (baseball) The arm of a player that can throw well. ¹
7. Verb. To bombard with cannons ¹
8. Verb. (context: sports billiards snooker pool) To play the carom billiard shot. To strike two balls with the cue ball ¹
9. Verb. To fire something, especially spherical, rapidly. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cannon
1. to fire a cannon (a heavy firearm) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Cannon
1. Walter B., U.S. Physiologist, 1871-1945. See: Cannon's ring, Cannon's theory, Cannon-Bard theory, Bernard-Cannon homeostasis. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cannon
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