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light cannon

noun

  1. a particularly powerful torch, spotlight, or searchlight
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Some of the workers who sued had failed Union Pacific’s “light cannon” test but passed another vision test that has the approval of the Federal Railroad Administration.

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He rescued another wounded American, then directed what the citation called “devastating fire” on a German light cannon.

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Howitzer, how′its-ėr, n. a short, light cannon, used for throwing shells.

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The fort was only protected by a palisade, and though it mounted a few light cannon, it was quite unable to withstand a bombardment.

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We were only able to use two of our light cannon at any one time, on account of the difficult nature of the thickly-timbered land.

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