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demi-cannon

/dem-ee-kan-uhn/US // ˌdɛm iˈkæn ən //

半加农炮,半炮,半炮兵,半炮弹

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a large cannon of the 16th century, having a bore of about 6½ inches and firing a shot of from 30 to 36 pounds.

Examples

  • The lack of a cannon is a particular problem, as the F-35 is being counted on to help out infantrymen under fire.

  • Extra dry, for example, is actually sweeter than brut, which is drier than demi-sec, which is somewhat sweet.

  • Another common prank was to spin the cannon in the direction of the major, causing him to leap out of the way.

  • I went to Abilene and in the course of the day spent some time with Jim Cannon, who was a Rockefeller aide for a number of years.

  • As a prolific and early entry in the cannon of television drama, The Twilight Zone never fully disappeared from the airwaves.

  • Many of their cannon balls that fell far short of us, were collected and returned to them with powerful effect.

  • She had never had this curiosity in relation to George Cannon--she had only wondered about his affairs with other women.

  • They were provided with sails and twelve oars each, and a falconet, or small brass cannon.

  • The white men served their smoking cannon with a wild energy that, for a time, made the gallant nine equal to a thousand.

  • The British had fired 143 cannon shot into the fort before the arrival of Gen. Clay.