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carronades

carronades is the plural of carronade.

Meaning of carronade

Noun

carronade (plural carronades)

  1. (historical) A very short carriage gun used to fire a heavy shot for a limited range.
    • [They] viewed the vessel, which proved to be a very fine fast-sailing craft, well found, with six brass carronades on each side.1836, Frederick Marryat, Mr. Midshipman Easy
  2. An exchange of artillery fire; a cannonade; a fusillade.
    • The fight is not all one-sided. Lion is taking a savage beating as the two flagships trade body blows almost independent of the furious carronade going on behind them.2018 October 17, Drachinifel, 14:13 from the start, in Last Ride of the High Seas Fleet - Battle of Texel 1918, archived from the original on 04 Aug 2022

Questions about carronades

What is carronades the plural of?
Carronades is the plural of carronade.

Words near carronades in the dictionary

  1. carroms
  2. Carron
  3. Carron oil
  4. Carron Water
  5. carronade
  6. carronades
  7. Carronbridge
  8. Carrons
  9. Carros
  10. carrosse
  11. carrosses

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