cannon
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Both Madis vehicles are equipped with a cannon and a smaller machine gun that, along with new types of ammunition, are becoming a growing part of antidrone operations.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
I can’t imagine being more of a loose cannon, or how you would navigate it without that grounding.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
President Lai Ching-te officially welcomed Pena on Friday with military honours, including cannon salutes and red carpet, ahead of a sit-down meeting.
From Barron's • May 8, 2026
The Presidential Salute Battery will also conduct a 21-gun cannon salute.
From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026
French officials made sure that French markings on the cannon were removed in case the British captured them in battle.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
Vocabulary lists containing cannon
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