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cannonading

noun, adj — 2 senses

cannonading

noun
1

A discharge of artillery fire.

  • Deputies waited on the governor of the castle and obtained a respite from the cannonading for a few days ; but a centry of the Pretender's army in the mean time firing at some people who were carrying provisions to the garrison, a sharp attack commenced, which did considerable damage to the buildings, and killed many of the citizens; this induced the Chevalier to take off the blockade of the castle, and the firing was then discontinued.1820, Views in Edinburgh and Its Vicinity:
  • […] the King's Entrance takes place under volleyings and cannonadings.1858–1865, Thomas Carlyle, History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Called Frederick the Great, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: Chapman and Hall, […], →OCLC:

cannonading

adj
1

Hobbies, Ice hockey, Lifestyle, Skating, Sports A Gallivanism; Pertaining to a hard shot

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