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cannon noun

  /ˈkæn.ən/
  • (historical) A large muzzle-loading artillery piece.
 kanuuna, tykki
  • (Chinese chess) A piece which moves horizontally and vertically like a rook but captures another piece by jumping over a different piece in the line of attack.
 tykki, kanuuna
  • A complete assembly, consisting of an artillery tube and a breech mechanism, firing mechanism or base cap, which is a component of a gun, howitzer or mortar. It may include muzzle appendages.
 heittokäsi, kanuuna

cannon verb

  /ˈkæn.ən/
  • To bombard with cannons.
 ampua tykillä, tulittaa, tykittää
  • To fire something, especially spherical, rapidly.
 tykittää

cannoneer noun

  /ˌkænəˈnɪɚ/
  • (military) A person who tends and operates a piece of artillery, especially a cannon.
 tykkimies
cannon fodder
tykinruoka
water cannon
vesitykki
snow cannon
lumitykki
cannon bone
etusääriluu, takasääriluu
loose cannon
arvaamaton ihminen, kävelevä katastrofi
cannon shot
tykinlaukaus
hand cannon
käsikanuuna
infantry cannon
pataljoonatykki
revolver cannon
revolveritykki
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