Definition of cannon
- an air cannon
- a T-shirt cannon
- While Hershberger had a quick, accurate arm, Lombardi had a cannon.
- —William Nack
- a shortstop with a cannon arm
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The ball cannoned off the goalpost and into the net.
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1567
: a large gun that shoots heavy metal or stone balls and that was once a common military weapon
: a large automatic gun that is shot from an aircraft
: to suddenly and forcefully hit or move into or against someone or something
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