Cannonading

Cannonading
Cannonade Can`non*ade", v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cannonade}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cannonading}.] To attack with heavy artillery; to batter with cannon shot. [1913 Webster]

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  • Heavier — Heavy Heav y, a. [Compar. {Heavier}; superl. {Heaviest}.] [OE. hevi, AS. hefig, fr. hebban to lift, heave; akin to OHG. hebig, hevig, Icel. h[ o]figr, h[ o]fugr. See {Heave}.] 1. Heaved or lifted with labor; not light; weighty; ponderous; as, a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Heaviest — Heavy Heav y, a. [Compar. {Heavier}; superl. {Heaviest}.] [OE. hevi, AS. hefig, fr. hebban to lift, heave; akin to OHG. hebig, hevig, Icel. h[ o]figr, h[ o]fugr. See {Heave}.] 1. Heaved or lifted with labor; not light; weighty; ponderous; as, a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Heavy — Heav y, a. [Compar. {Heavier}; superl. {Heaviest}.] [OE. hevi, AS. hefig, fr. hebban to lift, heave; akin to OHG. hebig, hevig, Icel. h[ o]figr, h[ o]fugr. See {Heave}.] 1. Heaved or lifted with labor; not light; weighty; ponderous; as, a heavy… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Heavy artillery — Heavy Heav y, a. [Compar. {Heavier}; superl. {Heaviest}.] [OE. hevi, AS. hefig, fr. hebban to lift, heave; akin to OHG. hebig, hevig, Icel. h[ o]figr, h[ o]fugr. See {Heave}.] 1. Heaved or lifted with labor; not light; weighty; ponderous; as, a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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