"cannons" in the noun sense
1. cannon
a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels
2. cannon
heavy gun fired from a tank
3. cannon
Middle Ages) a cylindrical piece of armor plate to protect the arm
4. cannon
heavy automatic gun fired from an airplane
5. cannon, shank
lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals
6. carom, cannon
a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other
"cannons" in the verb sense
1. cannon
make a cannon
2. cannon
fire a cannon
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