Synonyms for cannon
ˈkæn əncan·non

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1. cannonnoun

   a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels

   Synonyms:
   carom, shank

2. cannonnoun

   heavy gun fired from a tank

   Synonyms:
   carom, shank

3. cannonnoun

   (Middle Ages) a cylindrical piece of armor plate to protect the arm

   Synonyms:
   carom, shank

4. cannonnoun

   heavy automatic gun fired from an airplane

   Synonyms:
   carom, shank

5. cannon, shanknoun

   lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals

   Synonyms:
   stem, carom, shank, waist

6. carom, cannonverb

   a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other

   Synonyms:
   ricochet, carom, shank

7. cannonverb

   make a cannon

8. cannonverb

   fire a cannon

Matched Categories

1. • Armor Plate
   • Artillery
   • Billiards
   • Body Part
   • Discharge
   • Gun
   • Hit
   • Middle Ages

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cannonnoun

   Synonyms:
   great gun

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1. cannonnoun

   Associated words:
   ordnance, cannonade, cannoneer, linstock, calibre, bore, cascabel, breech, reenforce, chase, muzzle, trunnion, rimbase, chamber, howitzer, mortar

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1. List of paraphrases for "cannon":

   canon, barrel, gun, hot, cannonball, artillery, hottie, projectiles

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1. Lisa Bowers:

   Honestly, if it was between him and Hillary Clinton, I'd vote for Hillary Clinton. At least with that, you kind of know what you're dealing with, he's just a loose cannon.

2. John Alejandro King, a.k.a. The Covert Comic, www.covertcomic.com:

   You'll never know how high you can soar until you climb inside the cannon.

3. Richter:

   The more weakness the more falsehood; strength goes straight: every cannon ball that has in it hollows and holes goes crooked.

4. Winfield Hancock, Gods and Generals, pg 128, paragraph 3:

   Sir, it is not God who will assemble us on the battlefield, nor position our troops, nor place the cannon, and it is not God who will aim the musket.

5. Jumah Bahadily:

   We won't allow the Iraqis to be cannon fodder for the wars of others nor be used in proxy wars outside Iraq, we are proud of our Arab identity.