cannon
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noun \ˈka-nən\ plural cannons or cannon
Definition of CANNON
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plural usually cannon a : a large heavy gun usually mounted on a carriage b : a heavy-caliber automatic aircraft gun firing explosive shells
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or can·on : the projecting part of a bell by which it is hung : ear
3
: the part of the leg in which the cannon bone is found
Origin of CANNON
Middle English canon, from Anglo-French, from Old Italian cannone, literally, large tube, augmentative of canna reed, tube, from Latin, cane, reed — more at cane
First Known Use: 15th century
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