canon vs cannon
Definitions
noun
- a collection of books accepted as holy scripture especially the books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as genuine and inspired
- a complete list of saints that have been recognized by the Roman Catholic Church
- a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
- a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field of art or philosophy
- a contrapuntal piece of music in which a melody in one part is imitated exactly in other parts
Examples
CANON LXXXI: We have said that a Bishop, or a Presbyter must not descend himself into public offices, but must attend to ecclesiastical needs.
Finding the swiftest pursuer close upon his heels, he threw off, first his blanket, then his silver-laced coat and belt of peag, by which his enemies knew him to be Canonchet, and redoubled the eagerness of pursuit.
Make sure that the construction proposal is reliable, the working procedure works canonically, and the construction monitor goes effectively.
Definitions
verb
- fire a cannon
- make a cannon
noun
- heavy gun fired from a tank
- (Middle Ages) a cylindrical piece of armor plate to protect the arm
- heavy automatic gun fired from an airplane
- a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels
- a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other
Examples
The officers ran out down the stairs and onto King Street, where the men of Lossburg's regiment had unlimbered a battery of cannons in a small park.
The New York and Liverpool firm that your father belongs to sent on board an honest and peaceable cargo, but there was a good deal of room left in the hold, and the captain filled it up with cannon-balls, musket-bullets, and gunpowder from the English agents of no less a man than General Santa
We must remember that the prime motive for Housmann's boulevards and circuses was to ensure that a strategically placed cannon could fire down many streets, quelling the citizens who were periodically disposed to revolution.
