cannon

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Cannon

Pronunciation

• enPR: kăn'ən, IPA ^(key): /ˈkæn.ən/

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Noun

Singular cannon

Plural cannons

1. (countable) (military) A cannon is a large gun that is placed on the ground to shoot cannonballs by exploding gunpowder.

Related words

• artillery
• battery

Verb

Plain form cannon

Third-person singular cannons

Past tense cannoned

Past participle cannoned

Present participle cannoning

1. If A cannons into B, A collides into B violently.