cannon

n 1: a large gun that is usually on wheels

2: (medieval) a cylindrical piece of armor plate to protect the

arm

3: heavy automatic gun fired from an airplane

4: lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock

in hoofed mammals [syn: {shank}]

5: a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one

object ball and then the other [syn: {carom}]

v 1: make a cannon, in billiards

2: fire a cannon