Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Furnished with or defended by cannon.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Poetic Furnished with cannon.
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
cannon . - adjective poetic Furnished with
cannon .
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Examples
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The home fans reckoned the ball had cannoned off Sean Lamont and their frustration deepened when Priestland kicked a towering touchline conversion to make it 14-3.
Northampton Saints 23-28 Scarlets | Heineken Cup match report 2011
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The visitors came agonisingly close to taking the lead soon after when an excellent free-kick from Lawrence was met by Pearce whose looping header cannoned off the post before Palace managed to clear.
Crystal Palace 0-0 Portsmouth | Championship match report 2011
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In ANY other country in the world the protestors would have been water cannoned, tear gassed, charged, batoned, kicked etc.
G20 police assault verdict SHOCK! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2010
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Brunt's drive, after Bojan Jorgacevic had spilled David Healy's delivery from the right, then cannoned wide off Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic.
Northern Ireland 0-1 Serbia | Euro 2012 qualifier match report 2011
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The Tykes were nearly pegged back but Aaron McLean's overhead kick cannoned off the bar.
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The England forward duly converted a ninth league goal of a productive campaign by tapping in Ashley Cole's cross with home players in uproar that the full-back had been waved on after the ball cannoned up kindly on to his arm from Rafael van der Vaart's attempted tackle.
Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Chelsea | Premier League match report 2011
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Trailing by two goals to one towards the end of the first half, a chance to draw level was denied when Frank Lampard's shot cannoned down off the underside of the German crossbar and landed a couple of feet behind the goal-line before bouncing back up, hitting the bar again and spinning into the goalkeeper's arms.
World Cup 2010: Echoes of '66 - but it's all over for England's golden generation Richard Williams in Bloemfontein 2010
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Try as he might, and there is no doubt that he has tried his utmost, the game has taunted him this summer and it taunted him once more when a harmless delivery from Mr. Bresnan cannoned off inside edge and on to his stumps.
England Strangle Beleaguered Australia Michael Atherton 2010
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This time though it slipped off his inside edge and cannoned into his stumps.
The Ashes 2010: Australia v England – day three live! | Andy Bull and Rob Smyth 2010
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Romaric hit the far post with a long-range drive from the right in the 17th, catching Ri completely off guard, but was on target with a header in the 20th after Drogba's powerful drive cannoned off the underside of the crossbar.
hernesheir commented on the word cannoned
In heraldry, the ear of the bell is called a cannon. When this piece is of a different tincture than the bell it is blazoned as cannoned.
Azure, a lion rampant guardant within an orle of bells argent, cannoned or -- OSNEY, Lincolnshire.
October 5, 2011