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. Ted Galen Carpenter:

   China is dealing with what is a loose cannon now but might, by attempting to engage in tougher love toward Pyongyang, end up with a client state that is completely unrestrained, then Kim's regime truly is unconstrained and can engage in conduct that is beyond reckless.

2. Joe Biden:

   We talk like. There’s no amendment that’s absolute, when the amendment was passed it didn’t say anybody can own a gun, any kind of gun, and any kind of weapon. You couldn’t buy a cannon when this amendment was passed so there’s no reason why you should be able to buy certain assault weapons. But that’s another issue.

3. Donald Trump:

   This is the state where a small band of patriots, at the Battle of Gonzales, armed with a single cannon, stared down a foreign, powerful army and declared, 'Come and Take It,'.

4. Skye Wheeler:

   It's the brutal recruitment that is the most heart wrenching, forces come through their village and grab them and force them into fighting. It's an absolute negation of their basic rights as children, but also as people, not to be treated just as cannon fodder.

5. Micah Sifry:

   He is definitely a loose cannon in terms of how he uses his Twitter account, at the same time, he hasn’t been hurt by it yet because apparently a big chunk of what he’s saying is popular among Republican voters.