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

cannonade

noun
 
/ˌkænəˈneɪd/
 
/ˌkænəˈneɪd/
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  1. a continuous firing of large guns
    Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French, from Italian cannonata, from cannone ‘large tube’, from canna ‘cane, reed’, via Latin from Greek kanna, kannē, of Semitic origin.
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