cannon

Noun

• a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other

• lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals

• heavy automatic gun fired from an airplane

• (Middle Ages) a cylindrical piece of armor plate to protect the arm

• heavy gun fired from a tank

• a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels

Verb

• fire a cannon

• make a cannon

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  carom , shank