cannon

¹can·non

noun \ˈka-nən\

plural cannons or cannon

Definition of CANNON

1

plural usually cannon a : a large heavy gun usually mounted on a carriage b : a heavy-caliber automatic aircraft gun firing explosive shells

2

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

Other Weapons and Explosives Terms

automatic, carbine, cudgel, muzzle, rapier

Rhymes with CANNON

canon, tannin