n.
Pronunciation: ' ka-n ə n
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural cannons or cannon
Etymology: Middle English canon, from Anglo-French, from Old Italian cannone, literally, large tube, augmentative of canna reed, tube, from Latin, cane, reed ― more at CANE
Date: 15th century
1 plural usually cannon a : a large heavy gun usually mounted on a carriage b : a heavy-caliber automatic aircraft gun firing explosive shells
2 or can · on : the projecting part of a bell by which it is hung : EAR
3 : the part of the leg in which the cannon bone is found