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Meanings of small cannon in English

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Usage of small cannon in English
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The whales are killed by explosive shells fired from a small cannon.
The Earth as Modified by Human Action
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A small cannon is fired in some camps when the flag is raised.
Camping For Boys
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Each of these canoes carried a small cannon, of about a yard in length.
Under Drake's Flag: A Tale of the Spanish Main
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They had with them one small cannon mounted on wheels.
The Story of the Mormons, from the Date of Their Origin to the Y...
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Citizens fired some small cannon-balls into him, and they fled.
The Entire Project Gutenberg Works of Mark Twain
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We rang the bell, fired our small cannon, shouted and sent boats out after them.
Out of the Fog: A Story of the Sea
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Two small cannon, which were fixtures on the taffrail, were loaded ready to do service.
The Shellback's Progress / In the Nineteenth Century
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Her fire fell short as did the ball from the small cannon mounted in her bow.
The Monster Men
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To increase the noise, they sometimes shoot off an instrument which somewhat resembles a small cannon.
Dr. Scudder's Tales for Little Readers, About the Heathen.
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Here they built a log fort, and placed three or four small cannon on its walls.
The Beginner's American History
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The Hussites emplaced 46 small cannon, 5 large cannon, and 5 catapults.
Artillery Through the Ages / A Short Illustrated History of Cann...
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It had a revolving turret containing a small cannon, which was frequently fired as the procession moved.
Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 / of Sixty Years in the National ...
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It was of wood, painted a dark color, and about the size of a small cannon ball.
Rolling Stones
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There is a terrific explosion like a small cannon and you hear the pieces whizzing through the air.
With Our Soldiers in France
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The Confederates fired upon them with a couple of small cannon, and they hastily took to the woods.
Abraham Lincoln, Volume I
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Hardly had he spoken than inside the cavern there sounded a report like that of a small cannon.
Tom Swift Among the Diamond Makers; Or, The Secret of Phantom Mo...
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