CANNONADE, noun The act of discharging cannon and throwing balls, for the purpose of destroying an army, or battering a town, ship or fort. The term usually implies an attack of some continuance. CANNONADE, verb transitive To attack with heavy artillery; to throw balls, or other deadly weapons, as chain-shot or langrage, against an enemys army, town, fortress or ship; to batter with cannon shot. CANNONADE, verb intransitive To discharge cannon; to play with large guns.
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