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- noun Plural form of
cannon . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
cannon .
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Examples
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It makes me wonder where mankind will draw the line on using cannons from the shoulder.
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But the one-word question you must be asking yourself then about things like time travel, teleportation, and deadly laser cannons is when?
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It makes me wonder where mankind will draw the line on using cannons from the shoulder.
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Infernokrusher is more interested in cannons than canons.
Why Do I Infernokrush? Hal Duncan 2005
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Alfred Nobel knew that reaction rates are important; dynamite reacts too rapidly to be used in cannons
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1999 - Presentation Speech 1999
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In this photo released by the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, its crew members are hosed by water cannons from the Japanese harpoon whaling ship, the Yushin Maru No. 1, as the Sea Shepherd helicopter flies alongside on Thursday in the Ross Sea off Antarctica.
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A broadside of twelve 14 inch cannons from the decks of our mighty dreadnaughts would surely make the Yankee bastards cede the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and the vast oil reserves contained underneath to Canada.
Archive 2007-07-01 2007
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These were calculated to arouse a sense of wonder in the representatives: "Three salvos were shot, which the cannons from the fort answered in order, as also after the third time the redoubts of Utrecht and Zeeburg as well as the Yacht Breskens let off a full blast in order that the gathering should better mark our strength, and indeed all of this led to more wonder and respect in the eyes of the natives."
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And their cannons are aimed right up your gazoo, you freak.
Think Progress » Mining lobbyist: ‘The president has parked his tanks on our front lawn.’ 2010
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British Prime Minister David Cameron authorized police to use water cannons, which is a first for the British mainland, saying a "fightback" is under way to restore law and order to Britain's streets.
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