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Etymology

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From cannon +‎ -like.

Adjective

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cannonlike (comparative more cannonlike, superlative most cannonlike)

  1. Resembling the shape or sound of a cannon
    • 1988 April 29, Dan Swain, “Putting on a Show”, in Chicago Reader[1]:
      Two young crew members, a man and woman, climb over the towers in the balconies as though they were monkey bars, stringing cable and then attaching small cannonlike lights that they aim at particular spots on the stage.

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