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cannon in Malay

meriam

/ˈkæn.ən//ˈkænən/

cannon in Malay: meriam, bedil. In English, cannon means a complete assembly, consisting of an artillery tube and a breech mechanism, firing mechanism or base cap, which is a component of a gun, howitzer or mortar, which may include muzzle appendages.

Malay words for cannon

artillery piece
meriam, bedil

English meaning of cannon

  1. noun A complete assembly, consisting of an artillery tube and a breech mechanism, firing mechanism or base cap, which is a component of a gun, howitzer or mortar, which may include muzzle appendages.
  2. noun Any similar device for shooting material out of a tube.
  3. noun An autocannon.
  4. noun A bone of a horse’s leg, between the fetlock joint and the knee or hock.

Full definition of cannon

cannon in a sentence

  • Holonyms: gun, field gun; howitzer; mortar
  • water cannon; glitter cannon; confetti cannon; potato cannon
  • a canon of beef or lamb

Synonyms of cannon

cannon in other languages

Questions about cannon in Malay

What is the meaning of cannon in Malay?
Cannon in Malay is meriam, bedil.
Apakah maksud cannon dalam bahasa Melayu?
Cannon: meriam, bedil.
What does cannon mean in English?
Cannon means a complete assembly, consisting of an artillery tube and a breech mechanism, firing mechanism or base cap, which is a component of a gun, howitzer or mortar, which may include muzzle appendages.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: cannon (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malay words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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