How to use "cannon" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "cannon" in popular movie and book plots

  • The cannon fire hits the pirate ship while the family rejoices.  - Swiss Family Robinson (1960 film)
  • They made their debut in the original Homeworld and traded the Hiigarans the ion cannon technology.  - Homeworld 2
  • A sea fight ensues, during which Shaw escapes and Ainslee, his men and Reed are killed by cannon fire.  - Cutthroat Island
  • Although a threat to unskilled characters, the Zaku is ultimately cannon fodder that comes in plentiful numbers for the Gundam.  - MS-06 Zaku II
  • They build a space capsule in the shape of a bullet, and a huge cannon to shoot it into space.  - A Trip to the Moon
  • Nearly every building in the city is equipped with a cannon of varying size, able to fire huge artillery shells over the city walls.  - Memories (1995 film)
  • After all the slaves were hurried out of the fortress, Fitzgerald orders the ship's cannon to destroy it.  - Amistad (film)
  • The British warship is ambushed by Acheron; Surprise is heavily damaged, while its own cannon fire does not penetrate the enemy ship's hull.  - Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
  • Meanwhile, Gruntilda's sisters introduce her to a cannon called the "Big-O-Blaster" (BOB) that can suck the life force from any given target.  - Banjo-Tooie
  • In the final scene, the cannon misfires, knocking down the Eiffel Tower.  - The Great Race
  • People outside, disapproving how they have been treated, have secretly constructed a laser cannon to even the score.  - Armour-Geddon
  • He's done some calculations, and believes that they could construct a cannon capable of shooting a projectile to the moon.  - From the Earth to the Moon
  • He calls to the eagle which flies down to the cannon barrel.  - Napoléon (1927 film)
  • Perucho proceeds to fire the cannon at the raft, destroying it and throwing the bodies into the river.  - Aguirre, the Wrath of God
  • The Remans are a slave race of the Romulan Empire, used as miners and as cannon fodder.  - Star Trek: Nemesis
  • The Anti-Monitor tries to use an antimatter cannon to penetrate the limbo universe and destroy the five partially merged Earths.  - Crisis on Infinite Earths

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