Carronade

[,kærә'neid]

解釋/意思:

(n.) A kind of short cannon, formerly in use, designed to throw a large projectile with small velocity, used for the purpose of breaking or smashing in, rather than piercing, the object aimed at, as the side of a ship. It has no trunnions, but is supported on its carriage by a bolt passing through a loop on its under side.

錄入:玛丽

解釋/意思:

n. a short cannon of large bore first made at Carron in Scotland.

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