cannoneer

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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. 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. Anastacia Galouchka, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2023 Adewale served as a field-artillery cannoneer with 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division. 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 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. Junette Reyes, Sun-Sentinel.com, 23 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cannoneer
Noun
  • Hessler served in the U.S. Army as a field artilleryman for six years, retiring as a staff sergeant before serving two years as a patrol officer for the Baltimore City Police, followed by a lateral transfer to Carroll in March of 2021.
    Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 21 Nov. 2024
  • During the 1930s and '40s, what was left of Indianola was turned into a major training base for thousands of artillerymen.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 19 Mar. 2024
Noun
  • All districts were open to riflemen and bowmen alike.
    Ray Alt, Outdoor Life, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Shortly after, a procession of riflemen and a statue of the Virgin Mary are paraded from San Geronimo de Taos church in front of more than 1,000 onlookers.
    Chadd Scott, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Skowronek, who is an excellent gunner, was the most likely candidate to claim the fifth spot based on his special teams value.
    Mike DeFabo, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
  • George Sherman was a 19-year-old tank gunner from Brooklyn when his patrol found Mauthausen.
    Sara J. Brenneis, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The president and his political musketeers are slowly dismantling the opposition.
    Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
  • The president and his political musketeers are slowly dismantling the opposition.
    Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • But those devices are not always 100% effective, rangers said.
    Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 17 May 2025
  • Hernandez was escorting Pino to the ranger station, where the injured passengers were taken.
    David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 14 May 2025
Noun
  • Sagittarius: Jessica Huang from Fresh Off the Boat Jessica is direct and blunt, like the archer.
    Lisa Stardust, People.com, 11 May 2025
  • This anxiety is most common among hunters and competitive archers.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Parking for 12 rides and a private dock give both auto and marine enthusiasts a little more to swoon over.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 20 May 2025
  • The search for the victim was expected to continue on Monday with the arrival of a state police marine unit, the outlet added.
    David Chiu, People.com, 5 May 2025
Noun
  • Freeman was a mortarman, dropping onto the French shore in 1944 with an 18-pound mortar baseplate on his chest, according to Columbus Air Force Base, which honored his service last year.
    Doha Madani, NBC News, 5 July 2022
  • During a simulated battle scenario, the mortarmen were to drive Humvees into a valley and fire mortars at a distant target, to be designated by a white-phosphorus explosion.
    Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2019

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“Cannoneer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cannoneer. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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