Plural of cannon

Forms of cannon

Cannons in a sentence

• The pauldrons are rather weak, but the cannons of the vambraces are good and come from an Italian armour of considerably earlier date, for they have the tulip form of the first half of the century.1949, The Connoisseur
• The arm defenses were almost always in one piece, the lower and upper cannons joined permanently to the couter with internal leathers and rivets, and the whole frequently also joined permanently to the pauldron.2007, Kelly DeVries, Robert Douglas Smith, Medieval Weapons: An Illustrated History of Their Impact, ABC-CLIO, →ISBN, page 178
• The cannons were wheeled around to bear upon the advancing troops.From the entry bear
• The new jacked up triple-barrel cannons helped turn the tide of the war.From the entry jacked up
• A breeze had sprung up, pushing the ship back within range of the Spanish cannons.From the entry spring up

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.

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Questions about the plural of cannon

What is the plural of cannon?

The plural of cannon is cannons.

Is cannon countable?

Cannon is a countable and uncountable noun.