cannons
Big mounted guns
Cannons is the plural of cannon, large mounted guns that fire heavy projectiles.
The word covers historical artillery pieces and modern military weapons alike.
In sports, a cannon is a powerful arm: He has a cannon for an arm.
In billiards, a cannon is a shot where the cue ball strikes two other balls successively.
Short-barreled artillery piece
- mortarGrinding bowl or binder
- culverinHistorical long-range cannon
- ordnanceMilitary weapons collectively
- batteryPortable electricity storage
bore · caliber · carriage · emplacement · limber · unlimber · breech · muzzle
Clustered artillery projectiles
- chainshotLinked balls for rigging
- shrapnelScattered explosion fragments
- roundshotSolid spherical projectile
- projectileLaunched airborne object
ammunition · wadding · fuse · trajectory · velocity · range · propellant · penetration
Fierce written assault
- gunportWarship's weapon opening
- man-o-warArmed naval sailing vessel
- frigateMedium-sized naval warship
- galleonLarge historical sailing ship
battleship · armada · privateer · gunboat · flagship · salvo · volley · hull
Loud deep sound
- thunderousExtremely loud, resounding
- roarLoud, deep animal cry
- blastSudden forceful burst
- reportFormal written findings
deafening · resounding · rumbling · explosive · echoing · reverberating · thunder · fire
Breaking of agreement
- fortificationsDefensive barriers against attack
- rampartsProtective fortress walls
- battlementsNotched defensive wall top
- bastionFortified defensive position
bombardment · barrage · battering · emplacement · redoubt · parapet · assault · storming
howitzer
Short-barreled artillery piece
- mortarGrinding bowl or binder
- culverinHistorical long-range cannon
- ordnanceMilitary weapons collectively
battery · bore · caliber · carriage · emplacement · limber · unlimber · breech · muzzle · touchhole
grapeshot
Clustered artillery projectiles
- chainshotLinked balls for rigging
- shrapnelScattered explosion fragments
- roundshotSolid spherical projectile
projectile · ammunition · wadding · fuse · trajectory · velocity · range · propellant · penetration · ricochet
broadside
Fierce written assault
galleon · battleship · armada · privateer · gunboat · flagship · salvo · volley · hull · portside
boom
Loud deep sound
- thunderousExtremely loud, resounding
- roarLoud, deep animal cry
- blastSudden forceful burst
report · deafening · resounding · rumbling · explosive · echoing · reverberating · thunder · fire · discharge
breach
Breaking of agreement
- fortificationsDefensive barriers against attack
- rampartsProtective fortress walls
- battlementsNotched defensive wall top
bastion · bombardment · barrage · battering · emplacement · redoubt · parapet · assault · storming · walls
salute
Gestural sign of honor
- honorsRecognition for achievement
- tributeOffering of respect
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
inauguration · funeral · royal · garrison · parade · signal · fort · battery · blanks · ceremony
- armsguns, rifles, pistols, swords, firearms
- Colonial AmericaGeorge Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin, Benjamin Franklin, Declaration of Independence
- military suppliesammunition, ammo, rifles, bombs, bandages
- War Museumsmilitary artifacts, military vehicles, war memorials, memorial walls, war photography
- Age of Sailgalleons, ships, sea voyages, naval expeditions, sea battles
- artilleryhowitzers, howitzer, mortars, artillery piece, artillery pieces
cannonspistols
Small one-handed firearms
handguns · derringers · pocket pistols · rifles · sidearms
cannonsguided missiles
Self-directing explosive projectiles
laser weapons · drones · smart bombs · railguns · intercontinental ballistic missiles
- loose cannonUnpredictably dangerous person
- cannon fodderTroops treated as disposable
- water cannonPressurized stream weapon
- cannon ballSolid iron projectile
- cannon fireDischarge from heavy artillery
- human cannonballArtillery-launched circus act
cannon, cannonball, cannoned, cannonade, cannoning, cannonballs, cannoneer, cannoneers, cannonades