Cannon
noun
A big gun that fires heavy metal balls or other projectiles.
The fort was equipped with several cannons for defense.
Often appears as...
- fire a cannon
- load a cannon
noun
The part of the leg in horses and similar animals that is located between the knee or hock and the fetlock.
The horse injured its cannon during the race.
Often appears as...
- horse's cannon
- cannon bone
Usage tips
Technical
verb
In billiards, hitting the player's own ball so it then hits another ball.
He tried to cannon the white ball into the red ball.
Often appears as...
- cannon off
- cannon shot
verb
Move quickly and seemingly uncontrollably, striking someone or something suddenly and hard.
He cannoned into the crowd, knocking a few people over.
Often appears as...
- cannon into
- cannon off
noun
A big gun that fires heavy metal balls or other projectiles.
The fort was equipped with several cannons for defense.
Often appears as...
- fire a cannon
- load a cannon
noun
The part of the leg in horses and similar animals that is located between the knee or hock and the fetlock.
The horse injured its cannon during the race.
Often appears as...
- horse's cannon
- cannon bone
Usage tips
Technical
verb
In billiards, hitting the player's own ball so it then hits another ball.
He tried to cannon the white ball into the red ball.
Often appears as...
- cannon off
- cannon shot
verb
Move quickly and seemingly uncontrollably, striking someone or something suddenly and hard.
He cannoned into the crowd, knocking a few people over.
Often appears as...
- cannon into
- cannon off
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Context
Cannons are associated with historical warfare and maritime defense, rarely used in modern combat.
Museums display cannons from the 18th century.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Scale
Cannons are very large and heavy, requiring a team to operate, not handheld.
The soldiers struggled to position the massive cannon.
Pro Tip 3/3Sound Characteristics
Firing a cannon produces a loud, booming noise, often used for ceremonial salutes.
The cannon's roar echoed during the salute.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Context
Cannons are associated with historical warfare and maritime defense, rarely used in modern combat.
Museums display cannons from the 18th century.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Scale
Cannons are very large and heavy, requiring a team to operate, not handheld.
The soldiers struggled to position the massive cannon.
Pro Tip 3/3Sound Characteristics
Firing a cannon produces a loud, booming noise, often used for ceremonial salutes.
The cannon's roar echoed during the salute.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Context
Cannons are associated with historical warfare and maritime defense, rarely used in modern combat.
Museums display cannons from the 18th century.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Scale
Cannons are very large and heavy, requiring a team to operate, not handheld.
The soldiers struggled to position the massive cannon.
Pro Tip 3/3Sound Characteristics
Firing a cannon produces a loud, booming noise, often used for ceremonial salutes.
The cannon's roar echoed during the salute.
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Harry Baker: A love poem...
and who ignored the people's protests about all the paper cuts, then the peaceful paper protests would get blown to paper pieces, by the confetti cannons manned by pre-emptive police. And yes there’d still be paper money, so there’d still be paper greed, and the paper piggy bankers pocketing more than they need, purchasing the potpourri to pepper their paper properties,
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The deadly irony of...
From there, engineers and military inventors created all kinds of destructive weapons. From bombs to guns to cannons, gunpowder left its mark on the world in some pretty terrible ways, in contrast to the beautiful marks it can leave in the air. So, how does black powder propel
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Mapping the Unknown,...
little matter in it and so the universe would expand forever that is like the cannon ball the universe would have escape velocity from itself and so our expectation was we can measure this rate of slowing like we couldn't measure the slowing of the Cannonball and figure out
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Barry Clifford: Pirate...
crushed and his bone and shoe and sock concreted to the cannon but this is sort of the things that we're finding and this wasn't disguise you know only years after you know we discovered it so that's why it's important in what we do and in
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Lack of data is an issue...
people around the world unsurprisingly wanted a good education a job good health care but also millions of people wanted a government that they could trust and that would listen to their cannon respond to their concerns
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Electric Vocabulary
The gun deck on a military vessel fired their cannons simultaneously, in a battery. Similarly, this electric battery, would discharge all at the same time, causing large sparks. This new technology raised an interesting
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Magnificent Whale...
off the coast of patagonia southern right whales are assembling the males announced their arrival by gigantic leaps 100 tons propelled into the air with the flip of the tail the sound above water is like a cannon
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America's native...
were tired of sacred Hills they were tired of ghost dances they were tired of all the inconveniences of the Sioux so they brought out their cannons you want to be an idiot now they said finger on the trigger
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James Robertson: The...
with an indifference borne of the passion to survive artillery horses had to drag heavy cannon through all the elements and once they got to the frontlines the life expectancy under fire was
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"All the World's a...
Then a soldier, Full of strange oaths, and bearded like the pard, Jealous in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel, Seeking the bubble reputation Even in the cannon’s mouth.
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Harry Baker: A love poem...
and who ignored the people's protests about all the paper cuts, then the peaceful paper protests would get blown to paper pieces, by the confetti cannons manned by pre-emptive police. And yes there’d still be paper money, so there’d still be paper greed, and the paper piggy bankers pocketing more than they need, purchasing the potpourri to pepper their paper properties,
Video examples
The deadly irony of...
From there, engineers and military inventors created all kinds of destructive weapons. From bombs to guns to cannons, gunpowder left its mark on the world in some pretty terrible ways, in contrast to the beautiful marks it can leave in the air. So, how does black powder propel
Video examples
Mapping the Unknown,...
little matter in it and so the universe would expand forever that is like the cannon ball the universe would have escape velocity from itself and so our expectation was we can measure this rate of slowing like we couldn't measure the slowing of the Cannonball and figure out
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Barry Clifford: Pirate...
crushed and his bone and shoe and sock concreted to the cannon but this is sort of the things that we're finding and this wasn't disguise you know only years after you know we discovered it so that's why it's important in what we do and in
Video examples
Lack of data is an issue...
people around the world unsurprisingly wanted a good education a job good health care but also millions of people wanted a government that they could trust and that would listen to their cannon respond to their concerns
Video examples
Electric Vocabulary
The gun deck on a military vessel fired their cannons simultaneously, in a battery. Similarly, this electric battery, would discharge all at the same time, causing large sparks. This new technology raised an interesting
Video examples
Magnificent Whale...
off the coast of patagonia southern right whales are assembling the males announced their arrival by gigantic leaps 100 tons propelled into the air with the flip of the tail the sound above water is like a cannon
Video examples
America's native...
were tired of sacred Hills they were tired of ghost dances they were tired of all the inconveniences of the Sioux so they brought out their cannons you want to be an idiot now they said finger on the trigger
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James Robertson: The...
with an indifference borne of the passion to survive artillery horses had to drag heavy cannon through all the elements and once they got to the frontlines the life expectancy under fire was
Video examples
"All the World's a...
Then a soldier, Full of strange oaths, and bearded like the pard, Jealous in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel, Seeking the bubble reputation Even in the cannon’s mouth.
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James Harrington
English Philosopher
A whole army, though they can neither write nor read, are not afraid of a platform, which they know is but earth or stone; nor of a cannon, which, without a hand to give fire to it, is but cold iron; therefore a whole army is afraid of one man.
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Kelly Cutrone
American Author
I had the most expensive haircut you can get, and I was walking around with my hair in rollers backstage, and my hair still came out looking like I was shot out of a cannon and I had just gotten out of bed.
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Madonna Ciccone
American Musician
Part of the reason I sort of shot out like a cannon out of Michigan and left home at such an early age is because I had to feel independent.
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Joanne Harris
British Author
I'm politically inclined towards the left, but I don't like to be in anyone's gang; I'm a bit of a loose cannon.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
American Writer
The sound of a kiss is not so loud as that of a cannon, but its echo lasts a great deal longer.
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Molly Ivins
American Journalist
I spend most of my life feeling like I've been shot out of a cannon.
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Mao Zedong
Chinese Leader
People like me sound like a lot of big cannons.
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Trevor Bauer
I'm not a loose cannon. If I'm wrong, I say so.
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Mario Gomez
German Athlete
Winning the cannon was a childhood dream.
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Cynthia Rowley
American Designer
I wake up like I'm shot out of a cannon.
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James Harrington
English Philosopher
A whole army, though they can neither write nor read, are not afraid of a platform, which they know is but earth or stone; nor of a cannon, which, without a hand to give fire to it, is but cold iron; therefore a whole army is afraid of one man.
Quote examples
Kelly Cutrone
American Author
I had the most expensive haircut you can get, and I was walking around with my hair in rollers backstage, and my hair still came out looking like I was shot out of a cannon and I had just gotten out of bed.
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Madonna Ciccone
American Musician
Part of the reason I sort of shot out like a cannon out of Michigan and left home at such an early age is because I had to feel independent.
Quote examples
Joanne Harris
British Author
I'm politically inclined towards the left, but I don't like to be in anyone's gang; I'm a bit of a loose cannon.
Quote examples
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
American Writer
The sound of a kiss is not so loud as that of a cannon, but its echo lasts a great deal longer.
Quote examples
Molly Ivins
American Journalist
I spend most of my life feeling like I've been shot out of a cannon.
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Mao Zedong
Chinese Leader
People like me sound like a lot of big cannons.
Quote examples
Trevor Bauer
I'm not a loose cannon. If I'm wrong, I say so.
Quote examples
Mario Gomez
German Athlete
Winning the cannon was a childhood dream.
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Cynthia Rowley
American Designer
I wake up like I'm shot out of a cannon.
Example 1 of 10
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