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Recent Examples of cannoneer
Crew can be assigned to the deck or boarding teams, with multiple slots for cannoneers, gunners, and boarders.
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PCMAG,
20 Feb. 2025
Artillery is a delicate skill, with cannoneers assessing topography, air pressure and even the weather at the top of the round’s parabolic arc before taking a shot.
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Anastacia Galouchka,
Washington Post,
12 Mar. 2023
Adewale served as a field-artillery cannoneer with 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division.
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San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Mar. 2021
John Corbin, a cannoneer, was among 2,900 American soldiers defending the fort from some 9,000 British and Hession troops as General George Washington watched from across the Hudson River.
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Cristina Corbin,
Fox News,
5 July 2018
Depending on the season, sea kayak in the San Juan Islands in the Northwest, cannoneer in Zion, or work in a baseball game in Boston.
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Cassie Shortsleeve,
CNT,
9 Aug. 2017
His assistant and cannoneer, Tanner Pletcher, a Texas Tech senior studying civil engineering, shoves the plank down the barrel and rams it home with a makeshift plunger.
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Brantley Hargrove,
Popular Mechanics,
3 Aug. 2017
Guzman was deployed to Iraq in 2004 as provisional infantry at Camp Fallujah and then to Afghanistan in 2010 as an artillery cannoneer.
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Junette Reyes,
Sun-Sentinel.com,
23 June 2017
PCMAG,
20 Feb. 2025
Artillery is a delicate skill, with cannoneers assessing topography, air pressure and even the weather at the top of the round’s parabolic arc before taking a shot.
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Anastacia Galouchka,
Washington Post,
12 Mar. 2023
Adewale served as a field-artillery cannoneer with 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division.
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San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Mar. 2021
John Corbin, a cannoneer, was among 2,900 American soldiers defending the fort from some 9,000 British and Hession troops as General George Washington watched from across the Hudson River.
—
Cristina Corbin,
Fox News,
5 July 2018
Depending on the season, sea kayak in the San Juan Islands in the Northwest, cannoneer in Zion, or work in a baseball game in Boston.
—
Cassie Shortsleeve,
CNT,
9 Aug. 2017
His assistant and cannoneer, Tanner Pletcher, a Texas Tech senior studying civil engineering, shoves the plank down the barrel and rams it home with a makeshift plunger.
—
Brantley Hargrove,
Popular Mechanics,
3 Aug. 2017
Guzman was deployed to Iraq in 2004 as provisional infantry at Camp Fallujah and then to Afghanistan in 2010 as an artillery cannoneer.
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Junette Reyes,
Sun-Sentinel.com,
23 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cannoneer
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Idaho’s prison system has nearly completed execution chamber upgrades to carry out the death penalty by firing squad as the state’s lead method and will have a team of riflemen ready to go by the time a state law takes effect this summer.
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Oforah was an infantry rifleman.
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On the corners are statues of an infantryman, sailor, artilleryman and cavalryman, each drawn from actual war dead.
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The name is inspired by the Christian martyr Saint Barbara, the patron saint of artillerymen, miners, and those who work with fire or explosive materials.
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Built by Boeing, the eight-engine B-52 Stratofortress can carry a crew of up to five — a flight commander, a pilot, a radar navigator, an electronic warfare officer and a tail gunner.
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This mode lets one player control the Arwing's pilot (me in this instance), while the other plays the gunner (Jordan), both using a single Joy-Con.
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In the 20th century dozens of movies chronicled their adventures, with each era casting its leading man as the noble, brave and loyal, leading musketeer.
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Bordaz had long theorized that the body of the musketeer was probably buried near the French camp, rather than being taken back to France, so that King Louis XIV could personally attend the burial of his loyal servant.
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Visitors should expect extended response times to water rescues and recreate at their own risk while park officials evaluate options for ranger boats and water rescue crafts.
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In Zimbabwe’s Sapi Reserve, biodiversity ranger Kristie Kundai Kabwe sees the uniform as both responsibility and transformation.
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At times, Richie can be defiant and at other times respectful, depending on the circumstances, deepening his innate affinity with the archer.
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In recurve bow events, an archer will stand over 70 meters away from their target.
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Fuel makes up about 50% of a ship’s expense, said Neil Roberts, head of marine and aviation at Lloyd’s Market Association, which provides technical expertise to Lloyd’s maritime insurance business.
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Heavy transport, aviation, marine, and long-haul freight need energy-dense fuels, and this year’s jet fuel spike showed why alternatives matter.
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“Cannoneer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cannoneer. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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