demi-cannon / ˌdɛm iˈkæn ən /

⚽高中词汇半加农炮半炮半炮兵半炮弹

demi-cannon 的定义

n. 名词 noun
  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.

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  1. The lack of a cannon is a particular problem, as the F-35 is being counted on to help out infantrymen under fire.
  2. Extra dry, for example, is actually sweeter than brut, which is drier than demi-sec, which is somewhat sweet.
  3. Another common prank was to spin the cannon in the direction of the major, causing him to leap out of the way.
  4. 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.
  5. As a prolific and early entry in the cannon of television drama, The Twilight Zone never fully disappeared from the airwaves.
  6. Many of their cannon balls that fell far short of us, were collected and returned to them with powerful effect.
  7. She had never had this curiosity in relation to George Cannon--she had only wondered about his affairs with other women.
  8. They were provided with sails and twelve oars each, and a falconet, or small brass cannon.
  9. The white men served their smoking cannon with a wild energy that, for a time, made the gallant nine equal to a thousand.
  10. The British had fired 143 cannon shot into the fort before the arrival of Gen. Clay.