cannon
Example Sentences
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On a cool, grey summer's day at Sydney Harbour, crowds gathered around the shore or watched from scores of boats as a starting cannon set the fleet on its way for the race's 80th edition.
From Barron's
French forces captured the city in 1830, on their third attempt, and removed the cannon - which is now in the port city of Brest in north-western France.
From BBC
To test this idea, Rumford placed the cannon barrels in water and timed how long it took for the water to boil.
From Science Daily
At the “Battle of the Crater,” I donned a loaner uniform and marched into battle, beating my drum as cannons fired.
He hired 12 snow cannons and let them off during the song.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
