[ˈkanən], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a large, heavy piece of artillery, typically mounted on wheels, formerly used in warfare
(e.g: they would cross at the Town ford, under cover of the defending cannon)

- a stroke in which the cue ball strikes two balls successively

- a heavy cylinder or hollow drum that is able to rotate independently on a shaft


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Origin:
late Middle English: from French canon, from Italian cannone ‘large tube’, from canna ‘cane, reed’ (see cane)

[ˈkanən], (Verb)

Definitions:
- collide with something forcefully or at an angle
(e.g: the couple behind almost cannoned into us)

- make a cannon shot


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Origin:
late Middle English: from French canon, from Italian cannone ‘large tube’, from canna ‘cane, reed’ (see cane)