The meaning of Cannon

verb

Attack (a place or person) continuously with bombs, shells, or other missiles.

Usage examples:

The city was bombarded by federal forces

noun

A cannon of the earliest type, which fired a stone ball or large shot.

Usage examples:

Yet for all the muskets, bombards, and cannon, kelly appears more interested in the impact of gunpo…

verb

To attack a place with continuous shooting or bombs

Usage examples:

Fig. i was bombarded with phone calls and faxes.

noun

A short large-calibre cannon, formerly in naval use.

Usage examples:

He was still outnumbered by 18 ships to 16, but thanks to his mighty carronades (large-calibre cann…

noun

A 16th- or 17th-century cannon with a relatively long barrel for its bore.

Usage examples:

And whereas the spanish had only 21 culverins (long-range iron guns), the english had 153; whereas …

noun

A light cannon.

Usage examples:

The falconets and rockets have the same damage against infrantry...why use factories to produce roc…

noun

A weapon incorporating a metal tube from which bullets, shells, or other missiles are propelled by explosive force, typically making a characteristic loud, sharp noise.

Usage examples:

Most of the shells fired by artillery guns were high explosive shells which could throw shrapnel ov…

verb

Cause (an engine) to race.

Usage examples:

As neil gunned the engine the boat jumped forward

noun

A weapon from which bullets or shells (= explosive containers) are fired through a metal tube

Usage examples:

Tom gunned the engine and sped off into the night.

verb

Bring one's hand or a tool or weapon into contact with (someone or something) quickly and forcefully.

Usage examples:

The woman hit the mugger with her umbrella

noun

An instance of striking or being struck.

Usage examples:

Few structures can withstand a hit from a speeding car

verb

Deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument

noun

A short gun for firing shells on high trajectories at low velocities.

Usage examples:

By the end of the war he had a million men, two-thirds of whom had not yet seen action, and new mac…

noun

A large gun which fires shells (= very large bullets) high into the air so that they drop onto the place at which they are aimed

noun

A short smooth-bore gun for firing shells (technically called bombs) at high angles.

Usage examples:

Mortars and machine guns

verb

Attack or bombard with a mortar.

Usage examples:

The commando positions were being heavily mortared

verb

Fix or join using mortar.

Usage examples:

The pipe can be mortared in place

phrasal verb

To invest money in a business, especially to help make it successful or to make more money

Usage examples:

The commercial arm of the company last year ploughed £30m into a waterfront office project on the c…

noun

An offensive word for an english person

adjective

Of or like a serpent or snake.

Usage examples:

Serpentine coils

noun

A dark green mineral consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate, sometimes mottled or spotted like a snake's skin.

Usage examples:

The metamorphic mineral serpentine - or magnesium silicate hydroxide - is composed of magnesium, si…

verb

Move or lie in a winding path or line.

Usage examples:

Fresh tyre tracks serpentined back towards the hopper