I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
cannon fodder
water cannon
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
loose
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Of course the Palace can't afford to leave her as a loose cannon .
■ NOUN
ball
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Any model struck by a cannon ball takes a strength 10 hit resolved in the normal manner.
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If the cannon ball wounds its target then it causes not 1 but D4 wounds.
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In my case it really was a form of celestial cannon ball .
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The cannon ball travels forward this distance before striking the ground. 3.
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Mark the point where the cannon ball strikes the ground and roll the Artillery dice to establish the bounce distance.
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Unlike the solid cannon ball a mortar shell is hollow and filled with gunpowder.
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If you roll a misfire for the bounce the cannon ball has stuck in the ground and does not bounce. 6.
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On the pillar is a cannon ball from the Prussian bombardment of Prague in 1757.
fire
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I could clearly hear the roar of engines above me, and distinctly heard one long burst of cannon fire .
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The fog flickered around him, streaking like lightning low to the ground, or mute cannon fire .
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The actors also play the horse that pulls their cart and perform juggling, tumbling and let off mock cannon fire .
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They were pursued by cannon fire .
fodder
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Children will be cannon fodder to boost a school's image.
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Between them the eight runners had won three races; they were racing's cannon fodder .
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If all three aspects are not addressed the 240 additional cannon fodder will not remain in the system either.
water
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Detachments of police went after individuals and when the street was nearly clear, water cannon were brought in.
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There, they were surrounded by sand bags and soaked with a water cannon , which disabled the devices.
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The Army moved in with a water cannon and tear gas, forcing the marchers into hasty retreat.
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The bomb squad took the device to the basement and disarmed it by inundating it with a water cannon .
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As demonstrations escalated, water cannon and fire engines appeared.
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Children and adults were beaten by police and knocked from their feet by powerful water cannon manipulated by their fireman accomplices.
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There were no plastic riot shields, no riot sticks or helmets, no water cannon and no mobile command posts available.
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Police units used teargas and water cannon against the crowds and over 200 people were arrested.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
loose cannon
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Of course the Palace can't afford to leave her as a loose cannon.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But it's different, there's a strange hush in the air and the endless rumbling of 50,000 cannon shells.
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If all three aspects are not addressed the 240 additional cannon fodder will not remain in the system either.
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Only if none of these targets is available will I open fire on the big battalions with cannon .
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That would be in the garage, right next to his cannon .
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The fog flickered around him, streaking like lightning low to the ground, or mute cannon fire.
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There, they were surrounded by sand bags and soaked with a water cannon , which disabled the devices.
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With eyes half closed he could see it as a miniature cannon .
II. verb
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He went running off after the boy down the tunnel, dodging people and cannoning into others.
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Koeman was involved everywhere and cracked in a 35-yard shot which cannoned back off the post after 48 minutes.
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Lights blazing, their car cannoned off the kerb, tyres squealing in protest, then they were roaring along the alley.
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Soon he was cannoning off lime trees and, as they passed the second gates, crashed into the left-hand gatepost.
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White burst clear, but his shot cannoned off the legs of the experienced Barcelona keeper Zubizaretta.