cannon

Noun
  1. A large artillery gun that is usually on wheels (synset 102953692)
    hypernym: artillery, gun, heavy weapon, ordnance - large but transportable armament
    hyponym:
    • basilisk - ancient brass cannon
    • culverin - a heavy cannon with a long barrel used in the 16th and 17th centuries
    • harpoon gun - a cannon or similar gun that fires harpoons
    • high-angle gun - a cannon that can be fired at a high elevation for relatively short ranges
    • long tom - a long swivel cannon formerly used by the navy
  2. Heavy gun fired from a tank (synset 102954262)
    hypernym: gun - a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
    part meronym: armored combat vehicle, armoured combat vehicle, army tank, tank - an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads
  3. (Middle Ages) a cylindrical piece of armor plate to protect the arm (synset 102954068)
    domain category: dark ages, middle ages - the period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance
    hypernym: armor plate, armor plating, armour plate, plate armor, plate armour - specially hardened steel plate used to protect fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire
    hyponym:
    part meronym: body armor, body armour, cataphract, coat of mail, suit of armor, suit of armour - armor that protects the wearer's whole body
  4. Heavy automatic gun fired from an airplane (synset 102953918)
    hypernym: gun - a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
    part meronym: bomber - a military aircraft that drops bombs during flight
  5. Lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals (synset 102465459)
    hypernym: body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
    part holonym: cannon bone - greatly developed metatarsal or metacarpal bone in the shank or cannon part of the leg in hoofed mammals
    part meronym:
    • hoofed mammal, ungulate - any of a number of mammals with hooves that are superficially similar but not necessarily closely related taxonomically
    • animal leg - the leg of an animal
    synonym: shank
  6. A shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other (synset 100501460)
    hypernym: shot, stroke - (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
    part meronym:
    • billiards - any of several games played on rectangular cloth-covered table (with cushioned edges) in which long tapering cue sticks are used to propel ivory (or composition) balls
    • pocket billiards, pool - any of various games played on a pool table having 6 pockets
    synonym: carom
Verb
  1. Make a cannon (synset 201150453)
    domain category: billiards - any of several games played on rectangular cloth-covered table (with cushioned edges) in which long tapering cue sticks are used to propel ivory (or composition) balls
    hypernym: hit - cause to move by striking
  2. Fire a cannon (synset 201136948)
    hypernym: discharge, muster out - release from military service

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