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glass cannons

glass cannons is the plural of glass cannon.

Meaning of glass cannon

Noun

glass cannon (plural glass cannons)

  1. (especially roleplaying games, board games) A character or unit with strong offensive power but weak defensive capabilities.
    • Deep elves die easier than most other races - glass cannons to an extreme extent.2009 May 23, Eugene Barrett, “Re: DCSS:: need advice”, in rec.games.roguelike.misc (Usenet)

Questions about glass cannons

What is glass cannons the plural of?
Glass cannons is the plural of glass cannon.

Words near glass cannons in the dictionary

  1. glass blue-eyes
  2. glass bone disease
  3. glass bottle
  4. glass bottles
  5. glass cannon
  6. glass cannons
  7. glass case
  8. glass cases
  9. glass ceiling
  10. glass ceilings
  11. glass child

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