Synonyms for cannon
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : kan-uh n |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkæn ən |
Définition of cannon
Origin :- c.1400, "tube for projectiles," from Anglo-French canon, Old French canon (14c.), from Italian cannone "large tube, barrel," augmentative of Latin canna "reed, tube" (see cane (n.)). Meaning "large ordnance piece," the main modern sense, is from 1520s. Spelling not differentiated from canon till c.1800. Cannon fodder (1891) translates German kanonenfutter (cf. Shakespeare's food for powder in "I Hen. IV").
- noun large gun
- Christina is a soldier's daughter, and must learn to bear the noise of cannon.
- Extract from : « Biographical Stories » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Yes, madame; I wish it were a cannon in defence of La Pologne.
- Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- My heart began suddenly to feel like a cannon ball, in my breast.
- Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
- And the thunder of galloping hoofs was more menacing than that of the cannon.
- Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
- The reports of the rifles and cannon kept every one alert and watchful.
- Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
- Only a small force and seventeen cannon were left to fight and cover his retreat.
- Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
- He heard the bullets and every form of missile from the cannon whining all about them.
- Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
- Above the cannon and rifles the music of the calling trumpets sounded.
- Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
- His cannon flared on the dark horizon and the shells crashed in Vicksburg.
- Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
- I did not think it possible for the fire of their cannon to increase, but it has done so.
- Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
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