noun
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a volley of artillery fire
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artillery in general
Etymology
Origin of cannonry
Example Sentences
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The fog, together with the smoke of the cannonry and musketry, made it almost as dark as night; our people mistaking one another for the enemy, frequently exchanged shots before they discovered their error.
From The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools by Irving, Washington
The ringing of bells and roaring of cannonry proclaimed his course through the country.
From The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools by Irving, Washington
It is the voice of cannonry, The glad shouts of the free; This is a day of memory, 'Tis FREEDOM'S JUBILEE!
From Sanders' Union Fourth Reader by Sanders, Charles W.
There was now and then an explosion, like a burst of cannonry afar off, and the crash of a falling tree.
From The Crayon Papers by Irving, Washington
He approached the landing-place of Murray's Wharf amid the ringing of bells, the roaring of cannonry, and the shouting of multitudes collected on every pier-head.
From The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools by Irving, Washington
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