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Definition of carronade in English: carronadenoun ˌkarəˈneɪdˌkɛrəˈneɪd historical A short large-calibre cannon, formerly in naval use. 〈史〉臼炮（旧时海军所用的大口径近射炮） Example sentencesExamples - In addition to remarkable administrative and strategic abilities, Middleton was also instrumental in getting the Royal Navy to adopt carronades and coppered hulls.
- In fact, the vessel carried a mixed battery of up to fifty guns, including a main battery of long 24-pounders and short carronades, which could fire a heavier 32-pound ball for a much shorter distance.
- He was still outnumbered by 18 ships to 16, but thanks to his mighty carronades (large-calibre cannons) - built on the banks of the Forth - the British prevailed.
- And if they dumped the carronades here, it means the Southern Princess is here too, a complete wreck of a 200-ton early nineteenth-century whaler.
- The officer in charge then fired a carronade (a small signalling cannon) to disperse them.
OriginLate 18th century: from Carron, near Falkirk in Scotland, where this kind of cannon was first made. Rhymesabrade, afraid, aid, aide, ambuscade, arcade, balustrade, barricade, Belgrade, blade, blockade, braid, brigade, brocade, cannonade, cascade, cavalcade, cockade, colonnade, crusade, dissuade, downgrade, enfilade, esplanade, evade, fade, fusillade, glade, grade, grenade, grillade, handmade, harlequinade, homemade, invade, jade, lade, laid, lemonade, limeade, made, maid, man-made, marinade, masquerade, newlaid, orangeade, paid, palisade, parade, pasquinade, persuade, pervade, raid, serenade, shade, Sinéad, staid, stockade, stock-in-trade, suede, tailor-made, they'd, tirade, trade, Ubaid, underpaid, undismayed, unplayed, unsprayed, unswayed, upbraid, upgrade, wade Definition of carronade in US English: carronadenounˌkɛrəˈneɪdˌkerəˈnād historical A short large-caliber cannon, formerly in naval use. 〈史〉臼炮（旧时海军所用的大口径近射炮） Example sentencesExamples - In addition to remarkable administrative and strategic abilities, Middleton was also instrumental in getting the Royal Navy to adopt carronades and coppered hulls.
- And if they dumped the carronades here, it means the Southern Princess is here too, a complete wreck of a 200-ton early nineteenth-century whaler.
- The officer in charge then fired a carronade (a small signalling cannon) to disperse them.
- In fact, the vessel carried a mixed battery of up to fifty guns, including a main battery of long 24-pounders and short carronades, which could fire a heavier 32-pound ball for a much shorter distance.
- He was still outnumbered by 18 ships to 16, but thanks to his mighty carronades (large-calibre cannons) - built on the banks of the Forth - the British prevailed.
OriginLate 18th century: from Carron, near Falkirk in Scotland, where this kind of cannon was first made. |