meaning of cannon
1. of Cannon
2. A great gun; a piece of ordnance or artillery; a firearm for discharging heavy shot with great force.
3. A hollow cylindrical piece carried by a revolving shaft, on which it may, however, revolve independently.
4. A kind of type. See Canon.
5. See Carom.
6. See Canon Bone.
7. a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other
Related Words
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