CANNONADE


Meaning of CANNONADE in English

/ ˌkænəˈneɪd; NAmE / noun

a continuous firing of large guns

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent.: from French , from Italian cannonata , from cannone large tube, from canna cane, reed, via Latin from Greek kanna , kannē , of Semitic origin.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.