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carronade
/ ˌkærəˈneɪd /
noun
- an obsolete naval gun of short barrel and large bore
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Word History and Origins
Origin of carronade1
C18: named after Carron, Scotland, where it was first cast; see -ade
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Example Sentences
While Stanley loaded a small carronade, young Welton got up blue lights and an empty tar-barrel.
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As a sort of compromise, indeed, the carronade was dismounted, and placed beside the hall-door.
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She carried but one long heavy pivot-gun and a carronade, and had, all told, a crew only of 44 officers and men.
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She is a small brig, carrying ten light guns, with one twenty-four pound carronade forward.
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Higher every instant rose the water, and it had now reached the after part of the carronade slides on the weather side.
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