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carronade /ˌkarəˈneɪd /noun historicalA short large-calibre cannon, formerly in naval use.He was still outnumbered by 18 ships to 16, but thanks to his mighty carronades (large-calibre cannons) - built on the banks of the Forth - the British prevailed....- In addition to remarkable administrative and strategic abilities, Middleton was also instrumental in getting the Royal Navy to adopt carronades and coppered hulls.
- In fact, the vessel carried a mixed battery of up to fifty guns, including a main battery of long 24-pounders and short carronades, which could fire a heavier 32-pound ball for a much shorter distance.
OriginLate 18th century: from Carron, near Falkirk in Scotland, where this kind of cannon was first made. Rhymesabrade, afraid, aid, aide, ambuscade, arcade, balustrade, barricade, Belgrade, blade, blockade, braid, brigade, brocade, cannonade, cascade, cavalcade, cockade, colonnade, crusade, dissuade, downgrade, enfilade, esplanade, evade, fade, fusillade, glade, grade, grenade, grillade, handmade, harlequinade, homemade, invade, jade, lade, laid, lemonade, limeade, made, maid, man-made, marinade, masquerade, newlaid, orangeade, paid, palisade, parade, pasquinade, persuade, pervade, raid, serenade, shade, Sinéad, staid, stockade, stock-in-trade, suede, tailor-made, they'd, tirade, trade, Ubaid, underpaid, undismayed, unplayed, unsprayed, unswayed, upbraid, upgrade, wade |