1. cannon
noun. ['ˈkænən'] a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels.
Synonyms
- culverin
- ordnance
- high-angle gun
- basilisk
- gun
- artillery
- long tom
- harpoon gun
Antonyms
- fill
- charge
- fall back
- bottom out
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Words that Rhyme with Cannon
- vanlanen
- montanan
- cunanan
- buchanon
- buchannan
- buchanan
- mcgannon
- bohannan
- atlantan
- obannon
- o'bannon
- grannan
- branon
- brannon
- brannen
- brannan
- yannone
- tannen
- tanen
- shannon
- mannon
- mannen
- lannon
- lannen
- lannan
- hannon
- hannen
- hannan
- gannon
- fannon
Example sentences of the word cannon
1. Noun, singular or mass
Campers can register to be chosen to fire the campground’s cannon on Saturdays.
2. Verb, base form
Civil war soldiers made "cannon ball pyramids" in this shape.
Quotes containing the word cannon
1. A crude age. Peace is stabilized with cannon and bombers, humanity with concentration camps and pogroms. We're living in a time when all standards are turned upside-down, Kern. Today the aggressor is the shepherd of peace, and the beaten and hunted are the troublemakers of the world. What's more, there are whole races who believe it!
- Erich Maria Remarque, Flotsam: A Novel of World War II
2. cannon
noun. ['ˈkænən'] (Middle Ages) a cylindrical piece of armor plate to protect the arm.
Synonyms
- vambrace
- suit of armor
- suit of armour
- body armor
- plate armour
- rerebrace
- body armour
- coat of mail
- upper cannon
- cataphract
- lower cannon
- armor plating
- armor plate
- armour plate
Antonyms
- fail
- leave
- abstain
- levy
3. cannon
noun. ['ˈkænən'] a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other.
Synonyms
- pocket billiards
- stroke
- carom
- billiards
- shot
Antonyms
- disparage
- colorless
- even-toed ungulate
- odd-toed ungulate
4. cannon
noun. ['ˈkænən'] lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals.
Synonyms
- cannon bone
- body part
- ungulate
- hoofed mammal
- shank
Antonyms
- mobilize
- hold
- gather
- convict
5. cannon
noun. ['ˈkænən'] heavy automatic gun fired from an airplane.
Synonyms
- bomber
Antonyms
- top out
- miss
6. cannon
verb. ['ˈkænən'] fire a cannon.
Synonyms
- discharge
Antonyms
- enter
- inscribe
7. cannon
verb. ['ˈkænən'] make a cannon.
Antonyms
- procure
8. cannon
noun. ['ˈkænən'] heavy gun fired from a tank.
Synonyms
- armoured combat vehicle
- gun
- tank
- armored combat vehicle
Antonyms
- recruit
- raise
- enrol
- muster in