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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Then again, perhaps the single big fish has been landed by that industry, and ash cannonry is now in managed decline, with the moguls of its golden years – or rather, year – now resident in the Bahamas.
From The Guardian
The children in the audience seemed most delighted by a number that climaxed in confetti cannonry.
From New York Times
Fortunately, although the moon, as Washington writes, was shining in its full lustre, the flash and roar of cannonry from opposite points, and the bursting of bombshells high in the air, so engaged and diverted the attention of the enemy, that the detachment reached the heights about eight o'clock without being heard or perceived.
From Project Gutenberg
The latter returned the fire, and the flash and roar of their cannonry in the gathering darkness and among the echoes of the mountains increased the terrors of the strife.
From Project Gutenberg
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.
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