CARRONADE


Meaning of CARRONADE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌka-rə-ˈnād ]

noun

Etymology: Carron, Scotland

Date: 1779

: a short-barreled gun of the late 18th and 19th centuries that fired large shot at short range and was used especially on warships

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.