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Carronade
Pronunciation : Car`ron*ade
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [From Carron, in Scotland where it was first made.] (Med.)
Definition : Defn: A kind of short cannon, formerly in use, designed to throw a large projectile with small velocity, used for the purpose of breaking or smashing in, rather than piercing, the object aimed at, as the side of a ship. It has no trunnions, but is supported on its carriage by a bolt passing through a loop on its under side.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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