ETYM French cannon, from Latin canna reed, pipe, tube. Related to Cane.
(Homonym: canon).
1. A large piece of artillery, usually mounted on wheels.
2. Heavy automatic gun fired from an airplane.
3. (Medieval) A cylindrical piece of armor plate to protect the arm.
4. Lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals; SYN. shank. + prikaži više

ETYM Old Eng. gonne, gunne; of uncertain origin; cf. Irish, Gael., and Late Lat. gunna, w. gum; possibly (like cannon) from Latin canna reed, tube; or abbreviated from Old Fren. mangonnel, Eng. mangonel, a machine for hurling stones.
1. A weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel).
2. The discharge of a gun as signal or as a salute in military ceremonies.
Any kind of firearm or any instrument consisting of a metal tube from which a projectile is discharged; see also artillery, machine gun, pistol, and small arms. + prikaži više