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a metal argument that ends discussions by relocating its opponents over the horizon.
means A large, heavy artillery weapon, typically mounted on wheels or a fixed base, that fires projectiles using gunpowder or other propellant.
from From the Italian 'cannone,' meaning 'large tube' — itself a beefed-up form of 'canna,' a reed or cane, which traces back through Latin 'canna' to Greek 'kanna.' So the booming engine of war is, etymologically, just a very large pipe. The word arrived in English in the late Middle Ages alongside the technology itself, as gunpowder reshaped the battlefield.
- name origin
- From Latin canna, meaning tube or reed
- human cannonball
- Performers fly via spring or compressed air, not powder
- tsar bomba
- Russia's giant cannon never fired in combat
- recoil math
- Newton's third law tried to break gunners' shoulders
- church bells
- Old cannons were often melted into bells, and back
for instance
mons meg — a massive 15th century bombard cannon displayed at edinburgh castle, made in bruges