Cannoneering
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The use of cannon. uncountable
"From the earlieſt Davvnings of Policy to this Day, the Invention of Men has been ſharpening and improving the Myſtery of Murder, from the firſt rude Eſſays of Clubs and Stones, to the preſent Perfection of Gunnery, Cannoneering, Bombarding, Ruining, and all theſe Species of artificial, learned, and refined Cruelty, […]"
Example
More examples"From the earlieſt Davvnings of Policy to this Day, the Invention of Men has been ſharpening and improving the Myſtery of Murder, from the firſt rude Eſſays of Clubs and Stones, to the preſent Perfection of Gunnery, Cannoneering, Bombarding, Ruining, and all theſe Species of artificial, learned, and refined Cruelty, […]"
Etymology
From cannoneer + -ing.
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