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cannon shot

Noun

Meaning

cannon shot

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Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Our small ears never had such a workout as on the Fourth of July, hearing not only our own bursting crackers but also those of our friends, and often the boom of homemade cannon shot off by daring boys of 16 years, ready to lose a hand if it blew up. Paul Engle

Coming up unto them, there has passed some cannon shot between some of our fleet and some of them, and so far as we perceive they are determined to sell their lives with blows. Francis Drake

It blew up as a result of heated cannon shot from a gunboat hitting the powder magazine, killing all its inhabitants. Source: Internet

Just then a cannon shot is heard. Source: Internet

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