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    cannon
    I
    can‧non1 /ˈkænən/ noun [countable]
     Date: 1300-1400
     Language: French
     Origin: canon, from Italian cannone 'large tube, cannon', from canna; ⇨ cannelloni

    a large heavy powerful gun that was used in the past to fire heavy metal balls

    II
    cannon2 verb [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]
    to hit someone or something while moving fast
        cannon into
        She came hurtling round the corner and cannoned straight into me.
        cannon off
        The ball cannoned off the far post.