Meaning Of The Word Cannon

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cannon
countable noun: A cannon is a heavy automatic gun, especially one that is fired from an aircraft.
countable noun: A cannon is a large gun, usually on wheels, which used to be used in battles.
verb: If one person or thing cannons into another, they bump into them with great force.

Cannon in American English
ˈ Joseph Gurney (ˈgɜrni ) 1836-1926; U.S. congressman
a large, mounted piece of artillery; sometimes, specif., a large gun with a relatively short barrel, as a howitzer
to attack with cannon fire
to fire cannon

cannon in American Englishesp collectively
intransitive verb: to discharge cannon
noun: a mounted gun for firing heavy projectiles; a gun, howitzer, or mortar

cannon in British English
noun: an automatic aircraft gun of large calibre

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