cannon | ||
1. | [ noun ] (military,arms) a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels | |
Related terms: | artillery high-angle_gun harpoon_gun long_tom culverin basilisk | |
2. | [ noun ] (zoology) lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals | |
Synonyms: | shank | |
Related terms: | body_part ungulate animal_leg cannon_bone | |
3. | [ noun ] (military,arms) heavy automatic gun fired from an airplane | |
Related terms: | gun bomber | |
4. | [ noun ] (medieval) a cylindrical piece of armor plate to protect the arm | |
Related terms: | armor_plate rerebrace vambrace chain_mail body_armor | |
5. | [ verb ] (military) fire a cannon | |
Related terms: | discharge | |
6. | [ verb ] make a cannon, in billiards | |
Related terms: | hit billiards | |
7. | [ noun ] (arms) heavy gun fired from a tank | |
Related terms: | gun tank | |
8. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 373 | |
9. | [ noun ] (sport) a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other | |
Synonyms: | carom | |
Related terms: | stroke billiards pool carom | |
Similar spelling: |
canon canyon Canino canine Canaan Cammon camion Connon |