carronade
/ (ˌkærəˈneɪd) /
an obsolete naval gun of short barrel and large bore
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How to use carronade in a sentence
While Stanley loaded a small carronade, young Welton got up blue lights and an empty tar-barrel.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands | R.M. BallantyneAs a sort of compromise, indeed, the carronade was dismounted, and placed beside the hall-door.
The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) | Charles James LeverShe carried but one long heavy pivot-gun and a carronade, and had, all told, a crew only of 44 officers and men.
How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves | W.H.G. KingstonShe is a small brig, carrying ten light guns, with one twenty-four pound carronade forward.
The Dealings of Captain Sharkey | A. Conan DoyleHigher every instant rose the water, and it had now reached the after part of the carronade slides on the weather side.
Hurricane Hurry | W.H.G. Kingston
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