| Main Entry: | cannon |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | large gun |
Synonyms: |
Big Bertha, Long Tom, heavy artillery, howitzer, mortar, ordnance |
| Notes: | a cannon is a large mounted artillery gun or a large artillery gun that is on wheels that fires heavy projectiles while a canon is an ecclesiastical law or code of laws established by a church council or a priest who is a member of a cathedral chapter |