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hand cannon

hand cannon noun: an early firearm requiring manual ignition through a touch hole.

Noun

hand cannon (plural hand cannons)

  1. An early firearm requiring manual ignition through a touch hole.
    Synonyms:
    gonne, handgonne
  2. (US, slang) A very large handgun, often impractically so.
    • Vincent: "Did you forget that somebody was in there with a goddamn hand cannon?"1994, Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary, Pulp Fiction
    • Hand Cannon - TV Tropes. Retrieved on 17 June 2022.
      Magnum-caliber handguns or pistols that use rifle cartridges comprise most of the Hand Cannon trope, due to their superior ballistics.

hand cannon meaning in Tamil

hand cannon in Tamil

கைத் தெறுவேயம், கையில் வைத்துச் சுடும் தெறுவேயம்

Synonyms of hand cannon

Forms of hand cannon

pluralhand cannons
alternative formhandcannon

Origin of hand cannon

From hand + cannon.

Questions about hand cannon

What does hand cannon mean?
Hand cannon means an early firearm requiring manual ignition through a touch hole.
What is hand cannon in Tamil?
Hand cannon in Tamil is கைத் தெறுவேயம், கையில் வைத்துச் சுடும் தெறுவேயம். See Hand cannon meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is hand cannon?
Hand cannon is a noun.
What is the plural of hand cannon?
The plural of hand cannon is hand cannons.

Words near hand cannon in the dictionary

  1. hand brake
  2. hand brakes
  3. hand breathing
  4. hand bridge
  5. hand bridges
  6. hand cannon
  7. hand cannons
  8. hand card
  9. hand cards
  10. hand carried
  11. hand carries

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