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Definition of cannon
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Cannon
(n.) A great gun; a piece of
ordnance
or
artillery;
a
firearm
for
discharging
heavy shot with great
force.
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Recast
::
Recast
(v. t.) To mold anew; to cast anew; to throw into a new form or
shape;
to
reconstruct;
as, to
recast
cannon;
to
recast
an
argument
or a
play..
Spike
::
Spike (v. t.) To stop the vent of (a gun or
cannon)
by
driving
a spike nail, or the like into it..
Burst
::
Burst (v. t.) To break or rend by
violence,
as by an
overcharge
or by
strain
or
pressure,
esp. from
within;
to force open
suddenly;
as, to burst a
cannon;
to burst a blood
vessel;
to burst open the
doors..
Reamer
::
Reamer
(n.) One who, or that
which,
reams;
specifically,
an
instrument
with
cutting
or
scraping
edges,
used, with a
twisting
motion,
for
enlarging
a round hole, as the bore of a
cannon,
etc..
Merkin
::
Merkin
(n.)
Originally,
a wig;
afterwards,
a mop for
cleaning
cannon..
Apron
::
Apron (n.) A
leaden
plate that
covers
the vent of a
cannon.
Lunt
::
Lunt (n.) The match cord
formerly
used in
firing
cannon.
Unspike
::
Unspike
(v. t.) To
remove
a spike from, as from the vent of a
cannon..
Grapeshot
::
Grapeshot
(n.) A
cluster,
usually
nine in
number,
of small iron
balls,
put
together
by means of
cast-iron
circular
plates
at top and
bottom,
with two
rings,
and a
central
connecting
rod, in order to be used as a
charge
for a
cannon.
Formerly
grapeshot
were
inclosed
in
canvas
bags..
Unbreech
::
Unbreech
(v. t.) To free the
breech
of, as a
cannon,
from its
fastenings
or
coverings..
Culverin
::
Culverin
(n.) A long
cannon
of the 16th
century,
usually
an
18-pounder
with
serpent-shaped
handles..
Serpentine
::
Serpentine
(n.) A kind of
ancient
cannon.
Limber
::
Limber
(n.) The
detachable
fore part of a gun
carriage,
consisting
of two
wheels,
an axle, and a shaft to which the
horses
are
attached.
On top is an
ammunition
box upon which the
cannoneers
sit..
Trunnion
::
Trunnion
(n.) A
cylindrical
projection
on each side of a
piece,
whether
gun,
mortar,
or
howitzer,
serving
to
support
it on the
cheeks
of the
carriage.
See
Illust.
of
Cannon..
Cannon
::
Cannon
(n. & v.) See
Carom.
Ribaudequin
::
Ribaudequin
(n.) An
engine
of war used in the
Middle
Ages,
consisting
of a
protected
elevated
staging
on
wheels,
and armed in front with
pikes.
It was
(after
the 14th
century)
furnished
with small
cannon..
Wind
::
Wind (n.) Air
artificially
put in
motion
by any force or
action;
as, the wind of a
cannon
ball; the wind of a
bellows..
Throw
::
Throw (v. t.) To fling or cast in any
manner;
to drive to a
distance
from the hand or from an
engine;
to
propel;
to send; as, to throw
stones
or dust with the hand; a
cannon
throws
a ball; a fire
engine
throws
a
stream
of water to
extinguish
flames..
Plant
::
Plant (n.) To set
firmly;
to fix; to set and
direct,
or
point;
as, to plant
cannon
against
a fort; to plant a
standard
in any
place;
to plant one's feet on solid
ground;
to plant one's fist in
another's
face..
Salvo
::
Salvo (n.) A
salute
paid by a
simultaneous,
or
nearly
simultaneous,
firing
of a
number
of
cannon..
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