cannonry

[ kan-uhn-ree ]

noun

, plural can·non·ries.

1. a discharge of artillery.
2. artillery ( def 1 ).

cannonry

/ ˈkænənrɪ /

noun

1. a volley of artillery fire
2. artillery in general

Word History and Origins

Origin of cannonry¹

First recorded in 1830–40; cannon + -ry

Example Sentences

Then again, perhaps the single big fish has been landed by that industry, and ash cannonry is now in managed decline, with the moguls of its golden years – or rather, year – now resident in the Bahamas.

From The Guardian

The children in the audience seemed most delighted by a number that climaxed in confetti cannonry.

From New York Times

Clark's soul was in arms, as his offended ears drank in the hoarse, deep thunders of Treason's cannonry, pouring iron hail upon a prostrate Nation's head; and his eyes beheld the flashing of the guns, as they vomited a hell of iron and fire upon Sumter, upon Anderson, and the peerless Eighty-three!

From Project Gutenberg

Fortunately, although the moon, as Washington writes, was shining in its full lustre, the flash and roar of cannonry from opposite points, and the bursting of bombshells high in the air, so engaged and diverted the attention of the enemy, that the detachment reached the heights about eight o'clock without being heard or perceived.

From Project Gutenberg

The fog, together with the smoke of the cannonry and musketry, made it almost as dark as night; our people mistaking one another for the enemy, frequently exchanged shots before they discovered their error.

From Project Gutenberg

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