Definition of Cannon

Noun: cannon  ka-nun

  1. A large artillery gun that is usually on wheels
     
  2. Heavy gun fired from a tank
     
  3. (Middle Ages) a cylindrical piece of armour plate to protect the arm
     
  4. Heavy automatic gun fired from an aeroplane
     
  5. Lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals
    - shank
     
  6. A shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other
    - carom
Verb: cannon  ka-nun
  1. (billiards) make a cannon
     
  2. Fire a cannon

See also:
cannolis
cannonade

Anagrams containing the word cannon

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