CANNONRY

Etymology

Noun

cannonry (countable and uncountable, plural cannonries)

Cannons, collectively; battery of cannons.

The firing of cannons.

Source: Wiktionary


Can"non*ry, n.

Definition: Cannon, collectively; artillery. The ringing of bells and roaring of cannonry proclaimed his course through the country. W. Irving.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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PREMATURELY

(adverb) (of childbirth) before the end of the normal period of gestation; “the child was born prematurely”


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