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cannoneering

cannoneering noun: the use of cannon.

Noun

cannoneering (uncountable)

  1. The use of cannon.
    • From the earlieſt Davvnings of Policy to this Day, the Invention of Men has been ſharpening and improving the Myſtery of Murder, from the firſt rude Eſſays of Clubs and Stones, to the preſent Perfection of Gunnery, Cannoneering, Bombarding, Ruining, and all theſe Species of artificial, learned, and...1756, [Edmund Burke], A Vindication of Natural Society: Or, A View of the Miseries and Evils Arising to Mankind from Every Species of Artificial Society. […], London: […] M. Cooper […], →OCLC, page 33

Origin of cannoneering

From cannoneer + -ing.

Questions about cannoneering

What does cannoneering mean?
Cannoneering means the use of cannon.
What part of speech is cannoneering?
Cannoneering is a noun.

Words near cannoneering in the dictionary

  1. cannonballing
  2. cannonballs
  3. Cannone
  4. cannoned
  5. cannoneer
  6. cannoneering
  7. cannoneers
  8. cannoner
  9. cannoners
  10. Cannones
  11. cannonfodder

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