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PRONUNCIATION OF CANNON-SHOT

cannon-shot  [ˈkænənˌʃɒt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CANNON-SHOT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cannon-Shot is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CANNON-SHOT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of cannon-shot in the English dictionary

The definition of cannon-shot in the dictionary is the range of a cannon.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CANNON-SHOT


airshot
ˈɛəˌʃɒt
Aldershot
ˈɔːldəˌʃɒt
birdshot
ˈbɜːdˌʃɒt
bloodshot
ˈblʌdˌʃɒt
buckshot
ˈbʌkˌʃɒt
earshot
ˈɪəˌʃɒt
eyeshot
ˈaɪˌʃɒt
grapeshot
ˈɡreɪpˌʃɒt
gunshot
ˈɡʌnˌʃɒt
headshot
ˈhɛdˌʃɒt
hotshot
ˈhɒtˌʃɒt
moonshot
ˈmuːnˌʃɒt
one-shot
ˈwʌnˌʃɒt
rimshot
ˈrɪmˌʃɒt
screenshot
ˈskriːnˌʃɒt
slapshot
ˈslæpˌʃɒt
slingshot
ˈslɪŋˌʃɒt
snapshot
ˈsnæpˌʃɒt
stoneshot
ˈstəʊnˌʃɒt
upshot
ˈʌpˌʃɒt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CANNON-SHOT

cannily
canniness
canning
Canning Basin
canning factory
Cannock
cannoli
cannon
cannon bone
cannon fodder
cannonade
cannonball
cannonball serve
cannoneer
cannonries
cannonry
cannot
cannot choose but
cannot help but
cannula

WORDS THAT END LIKE CANNON-SHOT

approach shot
big shot
by a long shot
chip shot
counter-shot
drop shot
free shot
high-angle shot
hip-shot
like a shot
long shot
low-angle shot
mug shot
outshot
pack shot
parting shot
penalty shot
shot
snap shot
to be a warning shot

Synonyms and antonyms of cannon-shot in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cannon-shot» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CANNON-SHOT

Find out the translation of cannon-shot to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cannon-shot from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cannon-shot» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

射程
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cañonazo
570 millions of speakers

English

cannon-shot
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तोप शॉट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مدفع شوت
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пушечный выстрел
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tiro de canhão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কামান-শট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

coup de canon
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tembakan meriam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kanonenschuss
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

砲弾
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

대포 샷
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Meriam-shot
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

pháo -shot
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பீரங்கி ஷாட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तोफ-शॉट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

top-shot
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

colpo di cannone
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

cannon -shot
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гарматний постріл
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tun -shot
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κανόνι -shot
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kanon -shot
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kanon -shot
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kanon -shot
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cannon-shot

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CANNON-SHOT»

The term «cannon-shot» is normally little used and occupies the 112.096 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CANNON-SHOT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «cannon-shot» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «cannon-shot» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cannon-shot

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CANNON-SHOT»

Discover the use of cannon-shot in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cannon-shot and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The International Law of Fisheries: A Framework for ...
But partly for fishery purposes, first Holland, then England, France, and Russia began to introduce the cannon-shot rule in opposition to the more precise and more extensive Scandinavian claims. The furthest withdrawal of Scandinavian ...
Douglas M. Johnston, 1987
2
Listening to the Sea: The Politics of Improving ...
The. Cannon-Shot. Rule. The cannon-shot principle was first noted in a Dutch document from 1610. (See figure 2.) Its specific purpose was to prevent the outbreak of hos- tilities between belligerent ships sailing within range of cannon on neu- ...
Robert Jay Wilder
3
Congressional edition
It is always " three miles, or " the cannon-shot." Now, " the cannon-shot " is the more scientific, though not the more practical, mode of determining the question, because it was the length of the arm of the nation bordering upon the sea, and she ...
United States. Congress, 1912
4
Proceedings Before the Permanent Court of Arbitration
205, cannon-shot rule is 3-mile limit, 1208,1226. Bonfils, sec. 516, maritime jurisdiction includes bays, creeks, harbors, and 3-mile belt, 1060. Burlamaqui, p. 252, cannon- shot rule is 3-mile limit, 1225. Calvo, T. sec. 356, cannon-shot rule is ...
5
United States Congressional serial set
Now, "the cannon-shot" is the more scientific, though not the more practical, mode of determining the question, because it was the length of the arm of the nation bordering upon the sea, and she could exercise her rights so far as the length of ...
6
North Atlantic Coast Fisheries: Proceedings in the North ...
Instructions to British commissioners, Aug. 24, 1818, B. C. Ap., 85, 1105. International Law writers cited: Azuni, sec. 15, p. 205, cannon-shot rule is 3-mile limit, 1208,1226. Bonfils, sec. 516, maritime jurisdiction includes bays, creeks, harbors, ...
Permanent Court of Arbitration, 1913
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Congressional serial set
International Law writers cited: Azuni, sec. 15, p. 205, cannon-shot rule is 3-mile limit, 1208,1226. Bonfils, sec. 516, maritime jurisdiction includes bays, creeks, harbors, and 3-mile belt, .1060. Burlamaqui, p. 252, cannon- shot rule is 3-mile limit ...
United States. Government Printing Office, 1913
8
Epochen Der Völkerrechtsgeschichte
cannon shot rule and a two-mile limit.51 The Italian professor Giovanni Lampredi traced the cannon shot rule back to an agreement among States.52 In the State practice of the mid-eighteenth century it was above all the small Italian States ...
Wilhelm Georg Grewe, Michael Byers, 2000
9
Renaissance and Reformation
It was not until the sixteenth century that safe, reliable iron cannon began to CANNON STANDARDIZATION P^he standardization of cannon and cannon shot greatly increased their efficiency. As armies utilized an ever-increasing number of  ...
James Patrick, 2007
10
Ng1 Part One
The repelling shields so far have repelled the dangerous cannon shots of hot atomic matter, repelling it in all different directions safely away from the ship, which soon made the cannon shot cool. When the cannon fire cools it turns a grayish ...
Michael L. McCloskey, 2009

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CANNON-SHOT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cannon-shot is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Volcanic activity worldwide 5 Jul 2015: Pacaya volcano, Fuego …
The strongest explosions caused loud cannon-shot like noises and produced abundant incandescent ejections that reached heights and ... «VolcanoDiscovery, Jul 15»
2
Jaguar F-Type Long-Term Verdict Review
True, that particular F-Type “only” made 380 shrieking horsepower, not the 485 psycho ponies cannon-shot from the F-Type V8 S, as it was then called. (For the ... «Motor Trend, Jul 15»
3
Kansas City Symphony celebrates heroic individuality with Strauss …
Many breathtaking moments — the scorching horns, almost imperceptible cello tremolo, the cannon-shot like bass drum hits, an introspective ... «Kansas City Star, Jun 15»

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