carronade
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of carronade
C18: named after Carron, Scotland, where it was first cast; see -ade
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An end of broken chain remained attached to the carronade.
From The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 6 August 1906 by Various
Johnnie moved uneasily in his seat and struck the breech of a carronade with his open hand.
From House of Torment A Tale of the Remarkable Adventures of Mr. John Commendone, Gentleman to King Phillip II of Spain at the English Court by Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull
The carronade, now a wholly obsolete arm, was a short cannon, made extremely light in proportion to the weight of the ball thrown by it.
From Admiral Farragut by A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan
Job, who acted as second mate and was in full charge of the gun crews, took the boys proudly from one big carronade to another, explaining each improvement which his experience or ingenuity had devised.
From The Black Buccaneer by Stephen W. (Stephen Warren) Meader
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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