Phrase Hound found 38 phrases and 28 compound words that contain cannon. The most common are listed below. Open cannon in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 38
- water cannonA device that shoots a large amount of water at high pressure through a hose-like tube.
- cannon fodderMilitary forces considered to be expendable.
- loose cannonA cannon that breaks loose from its moorings on a ship during battle or storm, with the potential to cause serious damage to the ship and her crew.
- snow cannonA machine that spurts out snow over pistes where there is little or no snow cover.
- cannon boneA bone resulting from the fusion of metacarpals or metatarsals in some artiodactyls.
- hand cannonAn early firearm requiring manual ignition through a touch hole.
- Cannon CountyOne of 95 counties in Tennessee, United States. County seat: Woodbury.
- chicken cannonA device used during aircraft testing to discharge bird carcasses into airframes and engines to determine resistance to such impacts.
- demi-cannonA medium-sized cannon, slightly larger than a culverin and smaller than a standard cannon.
- cannon shot
- cannon ballAlternative form of cannonball: A spherical projectile fired from a smoothbore cannon.
- potato cannonSynonym of spud gun (“a gun powered by compressed air, butane or other propellant, which fires a complete potato”)
- glass cannonA character or unit with strong offensive power but weak defensive capabilities.
- Vulcan cannonAny electric Gatling gun.
- cannon cockersplural of cannon cocker: A member of the military who fires guns; a soldier involved in gunnery.
- cannon cockerA member of the military who fires guns; a soldier involved in gunnery.
- cannon bitA smooth round bit for a horse.
- cannon boxA type of enclosure for axle bearings.
- spool cannonA child's homemade toy made by attaching an elastic band to a cotton reel to form a slingshot that could shoot a pencil or other slim object through the bore of the reel.
- custard cannonThe penis.
- noob cannonIn first-person shooter games, a firearm that is popular with beginner players, usually due to its ease of use.
- calcium cannonA large female breast.
- cannon bitsplural of cannon bit: A smooth round bit for a horse.
- cannon bonesplural of cannon bone: A bone resulting from the fusion of metacarpals or metatarsals in some artiodactyls.
- cannon boxesplural of cannon box: A type of enclosure for axle bearings.
Compound words 28
- cannonballA spherical projectile fired from a smoothbore cannon.
- microcannonA microscopic cannon, typically used to inject medicine into a body.
- supercannonSynonym of supergun: A very large cannon with an extremely high muzzle velocity and large bore.
- cannonproofImpenetrable by cannonballs.
- cannonerOne who fires a cannon; a cannoneer.
- CannonismDominance over the House of Representatives and its discussions and debates, like that exerted by Joseph Gurney Cannon (1836–1926), Republican politician.
- megacannonA large cannon.
- hypercannonAn extraordinarily powerful, superior cannon.
- autocannonA fully automatic projectile weapon similar to a machine gun, but firing shells instead of bullets and larger in calibre.
- cannonadeThe firing of artillery for a length of time.