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CANNONS Synonyms

There are 13 synonyms of the word cannons. (exact relations)
There are 14 hypernyms of the word cannons. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for CANNONS

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armory
nounn
noun

• a collection of resources

• all the weapons and equipment that a country has

• a military structure where arms and ammunition and other military equipment are stored and training is given in the use of arms

• a place where arms are manufactured

artillery
nounn
noun

• large but transportable armament

• an army unit that uses big guns

• a means of persuading or arguing

battery
nounn
noun

• group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place

• a device that produces electricity; may have several primary or secondary cells arranged in parallel or series

• a collection of related things intended for use together

• a unit composed of the pitcher and catcher

• a series of stamps operated in one mortar for crushing ores

• the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target

• an assault in which the assailant makes physical contact

firepower
nounn
noun

• (military) the relative capacity for delivering fire on a target

ordnance
nounn
noun

• military supplies

• large but transportable armament

armaments
nounn
noun

• weaponry used by military or naval force

• the act of equipping with weapons in preparation for war

cannonry
nounn
noun

• Cannons, collectively; battery of cannons.

• The firing of cannons.

firearms
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a portable gun

guns
nounn
noun

• a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)

• large but transportable armament

• a person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability)

• a professional killer who uses a gun

• a hand-operated pump that resembles a pistol; forces grease into parts of a machine

• a pedal that controls the throttle valve

• the discharge of a firearm as signal or as a salute in military ceremonies

verb

• shoot with a gun

munitions
nounn
noun

• weapons considered collectively

• military supplies

• defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it

verb

• supply with weapons

weapons
nounn
noun

• any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting

• a means of persuading or arguing

carom
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a glancing rebound

• a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other

verb

• rebound after hitting

• make a carom

shank
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg

• the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle

• cylinder forming a long narrow part of something

• cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head

• cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill

• the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole

• lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals

• a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball

verb

• hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction

Best Hypernyms For CANNONS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for cannons, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (6)
gun artillery discharge hit ordnance shot
Phrases (8)
armor platearmor platingarmour platebody partheavy weaponmuster outplate armorplate armour

Alternatives for ARMORY

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