cannon
/ˈkænən/
nounverb
Common
1.n.a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels
2.n.heavy gun fired from a tank
3.n.(Middle Ages) a cylindrical piece of armor plate to protect the arm
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cannon and canton differ by a single letter, buried far enough into the word to be easy to miss. cannon means “a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels”. canton means “a city on the Zhu Jiang delta in southern China; the capital of Guangdong province and a major deep-water port”. cannon is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈkænən/
1.n.a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels
2.n.heavy gun fired from a tank
3.n.(Middle Ages) a cylindrical piece of armor plate to protect the arm
| cannon | canton | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈkænən/ | /ˈkæntən/ |
| Said | KAN-uhn | KAN-tuhn |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Letters | 6 | 6 |
| Parts of speech | noun, verb | noun, verb |
| Senses | 8 | 4 |
| How common | Common | Familiar |
| Synonyms | none recorded | Guangzhou, Kuangchou, Kwangchow |
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/ˈkæntən/
1.n.a city on the Zhu Jiang delta in southern China; the capital of Guangdong province and a major deep-water port
2.n.a small administrative division of a country
3.v.provide housing for (military personnel)