cannon
5 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural cannons or cannon
plural cannons or cannon
Learner's definition of CANNON
[count]
1
: a large gun that shoots heavy metal or stone balls and that was once a common military weapon（旧式的发射铁弹或石弹的）大炮 — see also cannon fodder, loose cannon
2
: a large automatic gun that is shot from an aircraft（飞机上的）自动机关炮
2 cannon /ˈkænən/ verb
cannons; cannoned; cannoning
2 cannon
/ˈkænən/
verb
cannons; cannoned; cannoning
Learner's definition of CANNON
always followed by an adverb or preposition [no object] British
: to suddenly and forcefully hit or move into or against someone or something猛撞；碰撞
- The ball cannoned off the goalpost and into the net.球击中门柱后进入网内。