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columbiads

columbiads is the plural of columbiad.

Meaning of columbiad

Noun

columbiad (plural columbiads)

  1. (historical) A form of cannon from the 19th century, mostly used for seacoast protection. It is a large-caliber, smoothbore, muzzle-loading cannon designed for launching shot or shells with heavy charges of powder, at both high and low angles of elevation.

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Questions about columbiads

What is columbiads the plural of?
Columbiads is the plural of columbiad.

Words near columbiads in the dictionary

  1. Columbia County
  2. Columbia River
  3. Columbia-Shuswap
  4. Columbia-Wenatchi
  5. columbiad
  6. columbiads
  7. Columbian
  8. Columbian Exchange
  9. Columbian ground squirrel
  10. Columbian mammoth
  11. Columbian mammoths

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