cannon

noun

a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other

lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals

heavy automatic gun fired from an airplane

(Middle Ages) a cylindrical piece of armor plate to protect the arm

heavy gun fired from a tank

a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels

verb

fire a cannon

make a cannon

Roots

kannacannon- · Greek · reed, tube

Synonyms for cannon

cannonryadj artilleryn gunn cannonaden ordnancen gunfiren

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