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| bombard |
to attack with bombs, cannon fire, or artillery. [2/4 definitions] |
| cannon |
to fire cannon. [1/4 definitions] |
| cannonade |
an extended, massive firing of cannon. [2 definitions] |
| cannonball |
a round iron or steel projectile to be fired by a cannon. [1/4 definitions] |
| cannonry |
artillery or cannon fire. [1/2 definitions] |
| culverin |
a heavy, long cannon made in the fifteenth through seventeenth centuries. [1/2 definitions] |
| field gun |
a mounted mobile cannon. |
| gun |
a cannon. [1/7 definitions] |
| howitzer |
a cannon that has a short barrel and is used for firing shells at high angles of elevation and low speeds. |
| lanyard |
a cord attached to a hook and used to fire cannon. [1/4 definitions] |
| mortar1 |
a short cannon used to loft explosive missiles. [1/4 definitions] |
| pompom1 |
a rapid-fire automatic cannon, often mounted on ships as an anti-aircraft weapon. |
| rifle1 |
a cannon with such spiral grooves. [1/4 definitions] |
| tampion |
a stopper or cover put over the barrel of a gun or cannon to keep it dry and clean when not in use. |
| trunnion |
one of a pair of cylindrical pins on either side of a cannon that support it on its carriage or mount. [1/2 definitions] |
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