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cannon metal

cannon metal noun: an alloy of about 90% copper and 10% tin, from which cannon were manufactured.

Noun

cannon metal (uncountable)

  1. An alloy of about 90% copper and 10% tin, from which cannon were manufactured.

Questions about cannon metal

What does cannon metal mean?
Cannon metal means an alloy of about 90% copper and 10% tin, from which cannon were manufactured.
What part of speech is cannon metal?
Cannon metal is a noun.

Words near cannon metal in the dictionary

  1. cannon fodder
  2. cannon game
  3. cannon games
  4. cannon lock
  5. cannon locks
  6. cannon metal
  7. cannon pinion
  8. cannon pinions
  9. cannon roll
  10. cannon rolls
  11. cannon-ball

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