cannon : Idioms & Phrases
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Cannon ball
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noun a solid projectile that in former times was fired from a cannon
cannonball; round shot.
WordNet
- strictly, a round solid missile of stone or iron made to be fired from a cannon, but now often applied to a missile of any shape, whether solid or hollow, made for cannon. Elongated and cylindrical missiles are sometimes called bolts; hollow ones charged with explosives are properly called shells.
Webster 1913
cannon bone
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noun greatly developed metatarsal or metacarpal bone in the shank or cannon part of the leg in hoofed mammals
WordNet
Can"non bone
Definitions
(Anat.) See Canon Bone .
Webster 1913
Cannon bullet
- a cannon ball . Obs.
Webster 1913
Cannon cracker
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noun a large firecracker
WordNet
- a fire cracker of large size.
Webster 1913
cannon fire
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noun fire delivered by artillery
artillery fire.
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cannon fodder
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noun soldiers who are regarded as expendable in the face of artillery fire
fodder; fresh fish.
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Cannon lock
- a device for firing a cannon by a percussion primer.
Webster 1913
Cannon metal
- . See
Gun Metal .
Webster 1913
Cannon pinion
- the pinion on the minute hand arbor of a watch or clock, which drives the hand but permits it to be moved in setting.
Webster 1913
Cannon proof
- impenetrable by cannon balls.
Webster 1913
Cannon shot
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(a) A cannon ball.(b) The range of a cannon.
Webster 1913
Cap of a cannon
- a piece of lead laid over the vent to keep the priming dry; now called an apron.
Webster 1913
Grape of a cannon
- the cascabel or knob at the breech.
Webster 1913
loose cannon
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noun a person who is expected to perform a particular task but who is out of control and dangerous
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lower cannon
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noun cannon of plate armor protecting the forearm
vambrace.
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upper cannon
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noun cannon that provides plate armor for the upper arm
rerebrace.
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water cannon
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noun a hose (carried on a truck) that fires water under high pressure to disperse crowds (especially crowds of rioters)
watercannon.