Definition of cannon noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

cannon

noun

/ˈkænən/

(plural cannon, cannons)

an old type of large, heavy gun, usually on wheels, that fires solid metal or stone balls
- Three cannon opened fire.
see also loose cannon, snow cannon, water cannonTopics Historyc1, War and conflictc1
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adjective
- automatic
- water
verb + cannon
- load
- mount
- aim
- …
cannon + verb
- boom
- roar
- thunder
- …
cannon + noun
- ball
- shell
- blast
- …
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a gun that fires many shots from an aircraft or tank
- a burst of cannon fire
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- automatic
- water
verb + cannon
- load
- mount
- aim
- …
cannon + verb
- boom
- roar
- thunder
- …
cannon + noun
- ball
- shell
- blast
- …
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Word Originlate Middle English: from French canon, from Italian cannone ‘large tube’, from canna ‘cane, reed’, via Latin from Greek kanna, kannē, of Semitic origin.

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