1. A large artillery gun that is usually on wheels
   "The fortress was defended by several large cannons"
    
2. Heavy automatic gun fired from an aeroplane
   "The fighter jet was equipped with powerful cannons"
    
3. Heavy gun fired from a tank
   "The tank's cannon fired, shaking the ground"
    
4. (Middle Ages) a cylindrical piece of armour plate to protect the arm
   "The knight's armour included cannons to protect his forearms"
    
5. Lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals
   "The horse's cannon bones were strong and well-formed";
   - shank
    
6. A shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other
   "The expert player executed a perfect cannon to pocket two balls at once";
   - carom [N. Amer]

1. Fire a cannon
   "The ship cannoned at the enemy vessels"
    
2. (billiards) make a cannon
   "He cannoned off the red ball to pocket the black"
    
3. Collide or crash forcefully into something
   "The car cannoned into the guardrail"

Sounds like: canon

Derived forms: cannons, cannoning, cannoned

Type of: armor plate [US], armor plating [US], armour plate [Brit, Cdn], armour plating [Brit, Cdn], artillery, body part, discharge, gun, heavy weapon, hit, muster out, ordnance, plate armor [US], plate armour [Brit, Cdn], shot, stroke

Part of: animal leg, armored combat vehicle [US], armoured combat vehicle [Brit, Cdn], army tank, billiards, body armor [US], body armour [Brit, Cdn], bomber, cataphract, coat of mail, hoofed mammal, pocket billiards, pool, suit of armor [US], suit of armour [Brit, Cdn], tank, ungulate

Encyclopedia: Cannon, Lawrence