cannonading

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Verb

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cannonading

  1. present participle and gerund of cannonade

Noun

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cannonading (plural cannonadings)

  1. A discharge of artillery fire.
    • 1820, Views in Edinburgh and Its Vicinity:
      Deputies waited on the governor of the castle and obtained a respite from the cannonading for a few days ; but a centry of the Pretender's army in the mean time firing at some people who were carrying provisions to the garrison, a sharp attack commenced, which did considerable damage to the buildings, and killed many of the citizens; this induced the Chevalier to take off the blockade of the castle, and the firing was then discontinued.
    • 1858–1865, Thomas Carlyle, History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Called Frederick the Great, volumes (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: Chapman and Hall, [], →OCLC:
      [] the King's Entrance takes place under volleyings and cannonadings.

Adjective

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cannonading (comparative more cannonading, superlative most cannonading)

  1. (ice hockey) A Gallivanism; Pertaining to a hard shot