cannon

noun

• 1 (plural usually same) a large, heavy piece of artillery, typically mounted on wheels, formerly used in warfare.
• an automatic heavy gun that fires shells from an aircraft or tank.

• 2 Billiards chiefly British a carom.

  [ early 19th century: alteration of carom]

• 3 Engineering a heavy cylinder or hollow drum that is able to rotate independently on a shaft.

verb

• make a cannon shot.