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Definition of Cannon fire
1. Noun. Fire delivered by artillery.
Generic synonyms: Fire, Firing
Specialized synonyms: Cannonade, Drumfire, High-angle Fire, Mortar Fire, Zone Fire
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cannon Fire
Literary usage of Cannon fire
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of the San Francisco Disaster and Mount Vesuvius Horror by Charles Eugene Banks, Opie Percival Read (1906)
"... Flames—Government Troops Batter Down Blocks With Cannon—Fire Spreads Remorselessly
to Residence Districts Until Almost the Entire City Is Consumed. ..."
2. Poems of American History by Burton Egbert Stevenson (1908)
"While the cannon's fire is flashing fast, And the bell'wing thunders roar.
When Yankee meets the Briton, Whose blood congenial flows, By Heav'n created to ..."
3. How We Kept the Flag Flying: The Story of the Siege of Ladysmith by Donald MacDonald (1900)
"... V ISOLATION OF LADYSMITH The wires cut—Heavy cannon fire—Shell on the
nerves—Testing the investment—Early casualties—The luck of the garrison— Realities ..."
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