Cannon — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels

heavy gun fired from a tank

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈænən/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌantɪzˈɪmɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌantɪzˈɪmɪk/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈænən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

carom shank

Parts of Speech

noun	a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels
noun	heavy gun fired from a tank
noun	(Middle Ages) a cylindrical piece of armor plate to protect the arm
noun	heavy automatic gun fired from an airplane
noun	lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals
noun	a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other
verb	make a cannon
verb	fire a cannon

Word Forms

cannoneer	noun	a serviceman in the artillery
cannon	verb	fire a cannon
carom	verb	make a carom
cannon	noun	a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kanone

ein großes Artilleriegeschütz, das normalerweise auf Rädern steht

🇫🇷French

canon

un gros canon d'artillerie généralement sur roues

🇪🇸Spanish

cañón

un gran cañón de artillería que suele ir sobre ruedas

🇮🇹Italian

cannone

un grosso cannone d'artiglieria che di solito è su ruote

🇳🇱Dutch

kanon

een groot artilleriekanon dat meestal op wielen staat

🇵🇹Portuguese

canhão

uma grande arma de artilharia que geralmente tem rodas

🇷🇺Russian

пушка

большое артиллерийское орудие, обычно на колесах

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तोप

एक बड़ी तोपखाना बंदूक जो आमतौर पर पहियों पर होती है

🇧🇩Bengali

কামান

একটি বড় আর্টিলারি বন্দুক যা সাধারণত চাকার উপর থাকে

🇮🇳Tamil

பீரங்கி

பொதுவாக சக்கரங்களில் இருக்கும் ஒரு பெரிய பீரங்கி துப்பாக்கி

🇮🇳Telugu

ఫిరంగి

సాధారణంగా చక్రాలపై ఉండే పెద్ద ఫిరంగి తుపాకీ

🇮🇳Marathi

तोफ

एक मोठी तोफखाना जी सहसा चाकांवर असते

🇮🇳Gujarati

તોપ

એક મોટી આર્ટિલરી બંદૂક જે સામાન્ય રીતે વ્હીલ્સ પર હોય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಫಿರಂಗಿ

ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಚಕ್ರಗಳ ಮೇಲೆ ಇರುವ ದೊಡ್ಡ ಫಿರಂಗಿ ಗನ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

പീരങ്കി

സാധാരണയായി ചക്രങ്ങളിൽ ഉള്ള ഒരു വലിയ പീരങ്കി തോക്ക്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤੋਪ

ਇੱਕ ਵੱਡੀ ਤੋਪਖਾਨਾ ਬੰਦੂਕ ਜੋ ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਪਹੀਏ 'ਤੇ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

توپ

ایک بڑی توپ خانہ جو عام طور پر پہیوں پر ہوتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

大炮

通常装在轮子上的大型火炮

🇯🇵Japanese

大砲

通常は車輪が付いている大型の大砲

🇰🇷Korean

대포

일반적으로 바퀴가 달린 대형 포병 총

🇻🇳Vietnamese

pháo

một khẩu pháo lớn thường có bánh xe

🇹🇭Thai

ปืนใหญ่

ปืนใหญ่ขนาดใหญ่ที่มักจะอยู่บนล้อ

🇮🇩Indonesian

meriam

senjata artileri besar yang biasanya beroda

🇵🇭Filipino

kanyon

isang malaking artilerya na baril na karaniwang nasa mga gulong

🇲🇾Malay

meriam

senapang artileri besar yang biasanya di atas roda

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مدفع

مدفع مدفعي كبير عادة ما يكون على عجلات

🇮🇷Persian

توپ

یک تفنگ توپخانه بزرگ که معمولاً روی چرخ است

🇹🇷Turkish

top

genellikle tekerlekli olan büyük bir topçu silahı

🇮🇱Hebrew

תוֹתָח

אקדח ארטילרי גדול שנמצא בדרך כלל על גלגלים

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