noun
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a volley of artillery fire
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artillery in general
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of cannonry
Example Sentences
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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
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.
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
At this instant cannonry thundered out to north, and a rocket rose in air.
From Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker by Mitchell, S. Weir (Silas Weir)
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 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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