Supercannon

//suːpəɹˈkæn.ən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of supergun.

    "The introduction of the submarine, the aeroplane, and the dirigible, made possible by the invention of the internal-combustion engine, the use of the wireless telegraph and telephone, and the employment of lethal gases, of supercannon and possibly of aerial torpedoes make obsolete many rules formerly observed but now ignored."

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supergun

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"The introduction of the submarine, the aeroplane, and the dirigible, made possible by the invention of the internal-combustion engine, the use of the wireless telegraph and telephone, and the employment of lethal gases, of supercannon and possibly of aerial torpedoes make obsolete many rules formerly observed but now ignored."

Etymology

From super- + cannon.

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