cannonading

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"His footwork," wrote the Associated Press reporter Whitney Martin, "consists of moving forward in a direct line to a point where he is within cannonading range."

From The Guardian • Nov. 13, 2012

Hail, cannonading upon Castel Gandolfo, Italy, killed 200 pedigreed chickens belonging to Pope Pius XI.

From Time Magazine Archive

The cannonading that echoes along London's Fleet Street was suddenly stilled, and Britain's battling press lords struck a truce flag to pay convivial tribute to one of their fellows.

From Time Magazine Archive

Now, as red Roman candles begin to soar and the hooting and cannonading increase, chorus after wobbly chorus of Waltzing Matilda begin to ring across the waters.

From Time Magazine Archive

Cannons Stop For Dinner At one o’clock the cannonading suddenly ceased and for one hour we were at liberty to go above and see the damage that had been done.

From Historic Fredericksburg The Story of an Old Town by Goolrick, John T.