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demi-cannon

demi-cannon noun: a medium-sized cannon, slightly larger than a culverin and smaller than a standard cannon.

demi-cannon: a medium-sized cannon, slightly larger than a culverin and smaller than a standard cannon
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Noun

demi-cannon (plural demi-cannons)

  1. A medium-sized cannon, slightly larger than a culverin and smaller than a standard cannon.
    • What's this? A sleeve? 'Tis like a demi-cannon.c. 1590–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Taming of the Shrew”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

Forms of demi-cannon

pluraldemi-cannons

Origin of demi-cannon

From demi- + cannon.

Questions about demi-cannon

What does demi-cannon mean?
Demi-cannon means a medium-sized cannon, slightly larger than a culverin and smaller than a standard cannon.
What part of speech is demi-cannon?
Demi-cannon is a noun.
What is the plural of demi-cannon?
The plural of demi-cannon is demi-cannons.

Words near demi-cannon in the dictionary

  1. Demetros
  2. demewise
  3. demexiptiline
  4. demi
  5. demi-
  6. demi-cannon
  7. demi-caractère
  8. demi-culverin
  9. demi-culverine
  10. demi-culverines
  11. demi-culverins

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