carronade
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of carronade
C18: named after Carron, Scotland, where it was first cast; see -ade
Example Sentences
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The men were armed, of course, and each boat had a carronade ready for action.
From Elsie at Viamede by Finley, Martha
Carronade.—What is the derivation of the term carronade, applied to pieces of ordnance shorter and thicker in the chamber than usual?
From Notes and Queries, Number 229, March 18, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Various
She is a small brig carrying ten light guns, with one twenty-four pound carronade forward.
From McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 3, August, 1893 by Various
Each bound of the liberated carronade menaced the destruction of the vessel.
From The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 6 August 1906 by Various
He seized a bale of the forged currency, and at the risk of being crushed, succeeded in flinging it between the wheels of the carronade.
From The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 6 August 1906 by Various
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