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   cannon

   /ˈkanən/

   noun

   • 1. a large, heavy piece of artillery, typically mounted on wheels, formerly used in warfare: "they would cross at the Town ford, under cover of the defending cannon"
   • ▪ a heavy automatic gun that fires shells from an aircraft or tank: "the gunships blasted arms depots with 105 mm cannon fire and rockets"
   • 2. a stroke in which the cue ball strikes two balls successively.
   • 3. a heavy cylinder or hollow drum that is able to rotate independently on a shaft.

   verb

   • 1. collide with something forcefully or at an angle: "the couple behind almost cannoned into us"
   • 2. make a cannon shot.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from French canon, from Italian cannone ‘large tube’, from canna ‘cane, reed’ (see cane).

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