Luckily, the cannoneer was only mildly injured when his cannon malfunctioned.
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Cannoneer
/kænəˈnɪə/
Synonyms for "cannoneer" (23 found)
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6 entriescannoneer crewfield cannoneergun crewnaval cannoneershipboard cannoneersiege cannoneer
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Then ſe the bringing of our ordinance / Along the trench into the battery, / VVhere vve vvil haue gabions of ſix foot broad / To ſaue our Cannoniers from muſket ſhot, […]
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The Irish cannoneers stood gallantly to their pieces till they were cut down to a man.
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Just as the spring came laughing through the strife / With all its gorgeous cheer; / In the bright April of historic life / Fell the great cannoneer.
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