Cannon

/ˈkæn.ən/

Synonyms for "cannon" (161 found)

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Closest matches (33)

aim atappulse artillery backfire backlash bangbang intobarrage battery blast blitz bombard boomerang bouncebounce backboundbound backbowshot brunt bulldozing

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bullet bulling bumpbump intocannon offcannonade cannonry carambole caromcarom into

Noun(3 words)

artilleryartillery piececarom

Strong matches (48)

Noun(7 words)

ceremonial gunculverin discharge fire gunheavy gunhonor gun

clashcoast artillerycollide collisioncome into collisioncommence firingconcuss concussionconfront each othercrack upcrack-up crashcrash intocrump crunch cutpursedash intodetonation dip discharge

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diver ejection encounter enfiladefall foul offield artilleryfire a volleyfire atfire uponflakfly backfoul fusillade gun gunfire gunshot hammeringhave repercussionsheavy field artilleryhithit against

Related words (80)

Noun(8 words)

honorary cannonhowitzer ordnanceparade gunpoundersaluting gunshank shoot

hurt hurtle impact impinge impingement kickkick backknockknock againstlash backmauling meet meeting mortar onslaughtopen fireopen up onordnance pepper percuss

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percussionpop atpotshot rake ramming rebound recalcitrate recoil repercuss resile ricochetrun intosalvo shell shock shootshoot atshot sideswipesiege artillerysiege enginesix shooterslamslam intosledgehammering smacksmack intosmashsmash intosmash upsmash-up smashing smashupsnap backsnipesnipe atspray springspring backstoneshot strafe strikestrike againsttake aim attattoo thrusting torpedotrench artilleryvolley whomp wirezero in on

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More general

17 entries

armor platearmor platingarmour plateartillerybody partdischarge fire gunheavy weaponhitmuster outordnanceplate armorplate armourshot stroke

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More specific

8 entries

bombardfield cannonnaval cannonnaval salute cannonparade gunroyal salute cannonshellsiege cannon

Collocations

10 entries

artillery barragecannon barrelcannon blastcannon crewcannon firecannon shotcannonballfield cannonfire a cannonnaval cannon

Inflections

3 entries

cannoned cannoning cannons

Derivations

4 entries

cannonade cannonball cannoneer cannonry

Sample sentences

26 total sentences available.

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The cannon went off by accident.

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Never use a cannon to kill a fly.

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The sound of a kiss is not so loud as that of a cannon, but its echo lasts a deal longer.

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This church was destroyed by cannon fire.

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