Meaning ofcannonin English

Noun

1. a complete gun assembly; firing mechanism
2. a device shooting material from a tube
3. a historical muzzle-loading artillery piece
   The army used a cannon to defend the castle.
4. a horse's leg bone (below knee/hock)
   A veterinarian examined the horse's cannon bone for any signs of injury.
5. a carom in sports; billiards
   In the game of pool, he made a difficult cannon shot to win.
6. a strong-throwing player's arm
   The baseball player's cannon arm allowed him to throw the ball with incredible speed.
7. a cylindrical engineering component
   The engineer designed a cannon to connect the two machine parts.
8. a chess piece that jumps to capture over another piece horizontally or vertically
   The chess player moved her cannon to attack her opponent's king.
9. a rolled meat cut
   The chef prepared a delicious cannon of beef for the special dinner.