CANNONS Synonyms
There are 14 hypernyms of the word cannons. (close relations)
Definition of CANNONS
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 |