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Definition of "cannoned" [can•noned]

  • Simple past tense and past participle of cannon. (verb)
  • Furnished with cannon. (adjective)

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Use "cannoned" in a sentence
  • "Brunt's drive, after Bojan Jorgacevic had spilled David Healy's delivery from the right, then cannoned wide off Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic."
  • "The home fans reckoned the ball had cannoned off Sean Lamont and their frustration deepened when Priestland kicked a towering touchline conversion to make it 14-3."
  • "The England forward duly converted a ninth league goal of a productive campaign by tapping in Ashley Cole's cross with home players in uproar that the full-back had been waved on after the ball cannoned up kindly on to his arm from Rafael van der Vaart's attempted tackle."
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