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A kind of type. See Canon. Cannon ball, strictly, a round solid missile of stone or iron made to be fired from a cannon, but now often applied to a missile of any shape, whether solid or hollow, made for cannon. Elongated and cylindrical missiles are sometimes called bolts; hollow ones charged with explosives are prope…

See Canon Bone.

The act of discharging cannon and throwing ball, shell, etc., for the purpose of destroying an army, or battering a town, ship, or fort; -- usually, an attack of some continuance. A furious cannonade was kept up from the whole circle of batteries on the devoted towm. Prescott.

Furnished with cannon. [Poetic] "Gilbralter's cannoned steep." M. Arnold.

A man who manages, or fires, cannon.

The use of cannon. Burke.

Cannon, collectively; artillery. The ringing of bells and roaring of cannonry proclaimed his course through the country. W. Irving.

Of or pertaining to a canon; established by, or according to a , canon or canons. "The oath of canonical obedience." Hallam. Canonical books, or Canonical Scriptures, those books which are declared by the canons of the church to be of divine inspiration; -- called collectively the canon. The Roman Catolic Church holds…

A kind of ordnance, carrying a ball weighing from thirty to thirty-six pounds. Shak.

A cannon capable of being trained at very high angles for use against aircraft.

A light field cannon, or stocked gun mounted on a swivel.

to proclaim. Her [Q. Elizabeth's] arrival was announced through the country by a peal of cannon from the ramparts. Gilpin.

To molest, incommode, or harm; as, to annoy an army by impeding its march, or by a cannonade.

All the cannon and small arms collectively, with their equipments, belonging to a ship or a fortification.

Cannon; great guns; ordnance, including guns, mortars, howitzers, etc., with their equipment of carriages, balls, bombs, and shot of all kinds.

A round molding encircling a cannon near the mouth.

ylindrical, or conical projectile of lead or iron, to be discharged from a firearm; as, a cannon ball; a rifball; -- often used collectively; as, powder and ball. Spherical balls for the smaller firearms are commonly called bullets.

The smallest kind of cannon. [Obs.]

Any place where cannon or mortars are mounted, for attack or defense.

rmerly used for throwing stones and other ponderous missiles. It was the earliest kind of cannon. They planted in divers places twelve great bombards, wherewith they threw huge stones into the air, which, falling down into the city, might break down the houses. Knolles.