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Canonic :: Canonic (a.) Alt. of Cannonica.

Heavy :: Heavy (superl.) Strong; violent; forcible; as, a heavy sea, storm, cannonade, and the like..

Demicannon :: Demicannon (n.) A kind of ordnance, carrying a ball weighing from thirty to thirty-six pounds..

Artillery :: Artillery (n.) Cannon; great guns; ordnance, including guns, mortars, howitzers, etc., with their equipment of carriages, balls, bombs, and shot of all kinds..

Columbiad :: Columbiad (n.) A form of seacoast cannon; a long, chambered gun designed for throwing shot or shells with heavy charges of powder, at high angles of elevation..

Thunder :: Thunder (n.) Any loud noise; as, the thunder of cannon..

Marron :: Marron (a.) A paper or pasteboard box or shell, wound about with strong twine, filled with an explosive, and ignited with a fuse, -- used to make a noise like a cannon..

Petronel :: Petronel (n.) A sort of hand cannon, or portable firearm, used in France in the 15th century..

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..

Cannonier :: Cannonier (n.) A man who manages, or fires, cannon..

Serpentine :: Serpentine (n.) A kind of ancient cannon.

Cannoneer :: Cannoneer (n.) Alt. of Cannonie.

Cannonering :: Cannonering (n.) The use of cannon.

Zumbooruk :: Zumbooruk (n.) A small cannon supported by a swiveled rest on the back of a camel, whence it is fired, -- used in the East..

Prime :: Prime (a.) To apply priming to, as a musket or a cannon; to apply a primer to, as a metallic cartridge..

Pommelion :: Pommelion (n.) The cascabel, or hindmost knob, of a cannon..

Falconet :: Falconet (n.) One of the smaller cannon used in the 15th century and later.

Breech :: Breech (n.) The hinder part of anything; esp., the part of a cannon, or other firearm, behind the chamber..

Sponge :: Sponge (v. t.) To cleanse or wipe with a sponge; as, to sponge a slate or a cannon; to wet with a sponge; as, to sponge cloth..

Battery :: Battery (v. t.) Any place where cannon or mortars are mounted, for attack or defense..

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