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Meanings of cannon in anglès

portuguès
canela

Lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals.

canela
català
carambola
espanyol
carambola

A shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other.

carambola

A large artillery gun.

Xiangqi piece.

Synonyms
Examples for "pào"
Examples for "pào"
1
General Vang Pao is our greatest leader and will remain this way.
BBC
2
Miss Pao said, The Master also said, 'Rotten wood cannot be carved.'
The Diamond Age
3
He rolled up the paper and handed it back to Miss Pao.
The Diamond Age
4
Ma's comments were first reported by Ming Pao, a Hong Kong newspaper.
Reuters
5
The Judge smiled tolerantly and looked to Miss Pao for an explanation.
The Diamond Age
Usage of cannon in anglès
1
Officers used water cannon, teargas and rubber bullets, a police spokesman said.
Reuters
2
Path of cannon ball; weight of fish in water; hitting distant mark.
The Measurement of Intelligence / An Explanation of and a Comple...
3
The day was closing; the thunders of the cannon were dying down.
The Parisians — Volume 12
4
Hardly Garibaldian warriors, rather cannon fodder in a new kind of war.
The white war: life and death on the italian front 1915-1919
5
In 1543 was cast the first iron cannon made in this country.
Seaward Sussex: The South Downs from End to End
6
The roar of the cannon shook the cottage for the second time.
The New Magdalen
7
A huge cannon stood upright nearly in the centre of the yard.
With Buller in Natal, Or, a Born Leader
8
Federal cannon were thundering in front of the ramparts of the cities.
Mohun; Or, the Last Days of Lee and His Paladins. / Final Memoir...
9
The empty capsules were mounting up in thick layers behind the cannon.
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
10
But the French mitrailleuses had found their match in the Krupp cannon.
Dr. Dumany's Wife
11
The most expensive, best trained cannon fodder in the history of warfare.
Dogs of war
12
We could hear the cannon and the ear-piercing rattle of the musketry.
The History of a Crime / The Testimony of an Eye-Witness
13
Above the cannon and rifles the music of the calling trumpets sounded.
The Rock of Chickamauga: A Story of the Western Crisis
14
This night ended, and in the morning the cannon was heard again.
Napoleon's Campaign in Russia, Anno 1812; Medico-Historical
15
The booming of a thousand cannon was the answer of the allies.
Napoleon and Blücher: An Historical Novel
16
The cannon dashed after them through the stream and up the bank.
The Sword of Antietam: A Story of the Nation's Crisis
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Translations for cannon
portuguès
canela
català
carambola
Cannon through the time
Cannon across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common
Ireland
Less common