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cannonlike

cannonlike adjective: resembling the shape or sound of a cannon.

Adjective

cannonlike (comparative more cannonlike, superlative most cannonlike)

  1. Resembling the shape or sound of a cannon
    • Two young crew members, a man and woman, climb over the towers in the balconies as though they were monkey bars, stringing cable and then attaching small cannonlike lights that they aim at particular spots on the stage.1988 April 29, Dan Swain, “Putting on a Show”, in Chicago Reader

Forms of cannonlike

comparativemore cannonlike
superlativemost cannonlike

Origin of cannonlike

From cannon + -like.

Questions about cannonlike

What does cannonlike mean?
Cannonlike means resembling the shape or sound of a cannon.
What part of speech is cannonlike?
Cannonlike is an adjective.

Words near cannonlike in the dictionary

  1. cannonier
  2. cannoniers
  3. cannoning
  4. Cannonism
  5. cannonite
  6. cannonlike
  7. cannonproof
  8. cannonries
  9. cannonry
  10. cannons
  11. Cannons Creek

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