carronade

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US/ˈkɛɹ.ənˌeɪd/US/ˌkɛɹ.ənˈeɪd/

noun

A very short carriage gun used to fire a heavy shot for a limited range.

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Meanings

nouncarronade (plural carronades)

plural carronades

  1. historicalnauticalA very short carriage gun used to fire a heavy shot for a limited range.

    [They] viewed the vessel, which proved to be a very fine fast-sailing craft, well found, with six brass carronades on each side.

    1836, Frederick Marryat, Mr. Midshipman Easy
  2. An exchange of artillery fire; a cannonade; a fusillade.

    The fight is not all one-sided. Lion is taking a savage beating as the two flagships trade body blows almost independent of the furious carronade going on behind them.

    2018 October 17, Drachinifel, 14:13 from the start, in Last Ride of the High Seas Fleet - Battle of Texel 1918, archived from the original on 04 Aug 2022

Origin

First made at Carron in Scotland.

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Translations

Hebrew קָרוֹנָדָה
  • קָרוֹנָדָה (karonada)Type of short muzzle-loaded gun

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with carronade

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Cite this entry
APA

carronade. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carronade

MLA

“carronade.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carronade. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carronade,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carronade.

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