英语词汇“cannon-royal”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

cannon-royal n. now historical a very large cannon, having a bore of 8.5 inches (approx. 22 cm) in diameter and typically capable of firing projectiles weighing 66 pounds (approx. 30 kg), usually the largest cannon listed in inventories of 16th and 17th cent. cannonry: see sense 1b.

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1564 W. Bullein Dialogue against Feuer Pestilence (new ed.) f. 70^v There are birdes that doe lye in a rocke, where Dragons are, whose Fethers in their winges are thirtie foote long, the quill as bigge as a Canon roiall.

1687 A. Lovell tr. J. de Thévenot Trav. into Levant i. 8 Upon this Bastion there is a fair Basilick, or Canon-Royal.

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Cannon Cannon Royal;..Weight..8000lib. Length..12 Feet.

1833 Morning Post 23 Dec. A cannon royal or 66-pounder was loaded with 30lb. of powder.

1922 R. Sabatini Capt. Blood (U.S. ed.) xvi. 183 With a roar the cannons-royal proclaimed themselves, and the Arabella staggered under a blow that smashed her bulwarks.

2003 Times 11 June 33/7 Recent writers identify it [sc. the carthoun]..with the cannon-royal.

单词	cannon-royal
释义	> as lemmas cannon-royal cannon-royal n. now historical a very large cannon, having a bore of 8.5 inches (approx. 22 cm) in diameter and typically capable of firing projectiles weighing 66 pounds (approx. 30 kg), usually the largest cannon listed in inventories of 16th and 17th cent. cannonry: see sense 1b. ΚΠ 1564 W. Bullein Dialogue against Feuer Pestilence (new ed.) f. 70^v There are birdes that doe lye in a rocke, where Dragons are, whose Fethers in their winges are thirtie foote long, the quill as bigge as a Canon roiall. 1687 A. Lovell tr. J. de Thévenot Trav. into Levant i. 8 Upon this Bastion there is a fair Basilick, or Canon-Royal. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Cannon Cannon Royal;..Weight..8000lib. Length..12 Feet. 1833 Morning Post 23 Dec. A cannon royal or 66-pounder was loaded with 30lb. of powder. 1922 R. Sabatini Capt. Blood (U.S. ed.) xvi. 183 With a roar the cannons-royal proclaimed themselves, and the Arabella staggered under a blow that smashed her bulwarks. 2003 Times 11 June 33/7 Recent writers identify it [sc. the carthoun]..with the cannon-royal. extracted from cannonn.¹ < as lemmas
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