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English noun: cannon | |||
| 1. | cannon (artifact) a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | artillery, gun, heavy weapon, ordnance | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | basilisk, culverin, harpoon gun, high-angle gun, long tom | ||
| 2. | cannon (artifact) heavy gun fired from a tank | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | gun | ||
| Part meronym | armored combat vehicle, armoured combat vehicle, army tank, tank | ||
| 3. | cannon (artifact) (Middle Ages) a cylindrical piece of armor plate to protect the arm | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | armor plate, armor plating, armour plate, plate armor, plate armour | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | lower cannon, rerebrace, upper cannon, vambrace | ||
| Part meronym | body armor, body armour, cataphract, coat of mail, suit of armor, suit of armour | ||
| Domain category | Dark Ages, Middle Ages | ||
| 4. | cannon (artifact) heavy automatic gun fired from an airplane | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | gun | ||
| Part meronym | bomber | ||
| 5. | cannon (animal) lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals | ||
| Synonyms | shank | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | body part | ||
| Part holonym | cannon bone | ||
| Part meronym | animal leg, hoofed mammal, ungulate | ||
| 6. | cannon (act) a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other | ||
| Synonyms | carom | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | shot, stroke | ||
| Part meronym | billiards, pocket billiards, pool | ||
English verb: cannon | |||
| 1. | cannon (competition) make a cannon | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hit | ||
| Domain category | billiards | ||
| 2. | cannon (competition) fire a cannon | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | discharge, muster out | ||
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