Definitions
a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other
Word origin
Attested from around 1400 as Middle English canon, canoun, from Old French canon, from Italian cannone, from Latin canna, from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna, “reed”), from Akkadian 𒄀 (qanû, “reed”), from Sumerian 𒄀𒈾 (gi.na) (for more, see cane). Doublet of canyon. This spelling was not fixed until about 1800.
Used in a sentence
“Holonyms: gun, field gun; howitzer; mortar”
“water cannon; glitter cannon; confetti cannon; potato cannon”
“a canon of beef or lamb”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Large gun”6 letters
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