Cannon (disambiguation)
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A cannon is any large tubular firearm designed to fire a heavy projectile over a considerable distance.
Cannon can also refer to:
In a military context:
- Meanings related to Cannon, the weapon:
- Double barreled cannon, a similar weapon
- MK 108 cannon, a German version of the weapon
- The 75 Cannon, a French version of the weapon
- Water cannon, originally designed for fireboats, now also used for crowd control
- Electrified water cannon, experimental version of the water cannon, to be used for crowd control
- Snow cannon, a device used to make artificial snow
- Cannon fodder, a military term for expendable personnel
In computer gaming:
- Cannon Fodder (video game), the video game
In electronics:
- XLR connector, sometimes called a Cannon plug or Cannon connector
In business:
- Cannon Mills Company, a textile conglomerate based out of Kannapolis, North Carolina. Formerly the world's largest distributor of Textile products.
- Cannon (ITT Corporation), a manufacturer of cables and switches
In film and television:
- Cannon (television movie), a made-for-television movie from 1971
- Cannon (TV series), a US TV crime drama starring William Conrad
- Jimmy Wynn, a former MLB player nicknamed The Toy Cannon
- Cannon Films, a now-defunct motion picture studio owned by Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus
In the media:
- Stonington Cannon, a newspaper published by George Washington Dixon
- Cannon Downriggers is a manufacturer of downriggers for fishing by trolling.
In music:
- "Cannon", a song by The White Stripes from their 1999 album The White Stripes
Places:
- Cannon Air Force Base, in the U.S. state of New Mexico
- Cannon Ball, North Dakota, USA
- Cannon Beach, Oregon, USA
- Cannon City, Minnesota, USA
- Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
- Cannon Falls, Minnesota, USA
- Cannon Falls Township, Minnesota, USA
- Cannon Mountain, New Hampshire, USA
- Cannon River, in the U.S. state of Minnesota
- Various places in London including:
- Cannon Street
- Cannon Township, Michigan, USA
- Cannon Township, Minnesota, USA
People
- For people named Cannon see Cannon (surname).
See also
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