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Can·non

/ˈkanən/

noun
- 1. a large, heavy piece of artillery, typically mounted on wheels, formerly used in warfare: "they would cross at the Town ford, under cover of the defending cannon"
- ▪ an automatic heavy gun that fires shells from an aircraft or tank: "the gunships blasted arms depots with 105 mm cannon fire and rockets"
- 2. a carom.
- 3. a heavy cylinder or hollow drum that is able to rotate independently on a shaft.
verb
- 1. make a cannon shot.
Word Origin late Middle English: from French canon, from Italian cannone ‘large tube’, from canna ‘cane, reed’ (see cane).
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Class of artillery which fires at a low or flat trajectory
A cannon is a large-caliber gun classified as a type of artillery, which usually launches a projectile using explosive chemical propellant. Gunpowder ("black powder") was the primary propellant before the invention of smokeless powder during the late 19th century. Cannons vary in gauge, effective range, mobility, rate of fire, angle of fire and firepower; different forms of cannon combine and bala... Wikipedia
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