(of cannon)
81cannon — c.1400, tube for projectiles, from O.Fr. canon (14c.), from It. cannone large tube, augmentive of L. canna reed, tube (see CANE (Cf. cane)). Cannon fodder (1891) translates Ger. kanonenfutter (Cf. Shakespeare s food for powder in I Hen. IV ).… …
82cannon shot — cannon shot, 1. a cannonball or other projectile for a cannon. 2. the range of a cannon …
83Cannon — Can non, v. i. 1. To discharge cannon. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. To collide or strike violently, esp. so as to glance off or rebound; to strike and rebound. He heard the right hand goal post crack as a pony cannoned into it crack, splinter, and… …
84Cannon Ball, North Dakota — Cannon Ball is a census designated place (CDP) in Sioux County, North Dakota in the United States. It sits in the northeastern part of the county where the Cannonball River meets Lake Oahe of the Missouri River. The population was 864 at the 2000 …
85Cannon Hill Common — is an open space in south west London. It is situated near Raynes Park and Morden.It is also the location of a local nature reserve.External links* [http://www.rpwbresidents.org.uk/affiliat/fchc.htm Raynes Park West Barnes Residents Association… …
86cannon — ► NOUN (pl. usu. same) 1) a large, heavy piece of artillery formerly used in warfare. 2) an automatic heavy gun that fires shells from an aircraft or tank. ► VERB chiefly Brit. (cannon into/off) ▪ collide with forcefully or at an angle. ORIGIN… …
87cannon-bit — see cannon n. 4 …
88Cannon — Can non, n. & v. (Billiards) See {Carom}. [Eng.] [1913 Webster] …
89Cannon bone — Can non bone (Anat.) See {Canon Bone}. [1913 Webster] …
90Cannon shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics — Cannon shooting was an unofficial sport in the 1900 Olympic Games in Paris.It is known that there were seventeen events contested in the 1900 Olympic Games schedule. No results have yet been discovered for this sport. No competitors took part… …
