Meanings
nounautocannon (plural autocannons or autocannon)
plural autocannons
- A fully automatic projectile weapon similar to a machine gun, but firing shells instead of bullets and larger in calibre.
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
- Proto-Indo-European*tó-
- Proto-Hellenic*autós
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
- Ancient Greekαὖ (aû)
- Ancient Greekτόν (tón)
- Ancient Greekαὐτός (autós)
- Ancient Greekαὐτο- (auto-)
- Proto-Indo-European*men-
- Proto-Indo-European*mn̥tós
- Proto-Hellenic*mətós
- Ancient Greekαὐτόμᾰτος (autómătos)
- Ancient Greekαὐτόμᾰτον (autómăton)
- Classical Latinautomatum
- New Latinautomaticus
- Englishautomaticclip.
- Englishauto-
- Englishcannon
- Englishautocannon
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 機砲 /机炮, 機炮 /机炮
- 機砲 /机炮weapon
- 機炮 /机炮 (jīpào)weapon
Finnish konetykki
- konetykkiweapon
German Maschinenkanone
- Maschinenkanoneweapon
Indonesian meriam otomatis
- meriam otomatisweapon
Japanese 機関砲
- 機関砲 (kikanhō)weapon
Korean 기관포
- 기관포 (gigwanpo)weapon
Māori pūteretere
- pūteretereweapon
Persian توپ خودکار
- توپ خودکارweapon
Portuguese canhão automático
- canhão automáticoweapon
Russian автомати́ческая пу́шка
- автомати́ческая пу́шка (avtomatíčeskaja púška)weapon
Vietnamese pháo tự động
- pháo tự độngweapon
Cite this entry
APA
autocannon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autocannon
MLA
“autocannon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autocannon. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autocannon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autocannon.
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