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plural carronades
(nautical, historical) A very short carriage gun used to fire a heavy shot for a limited range. quotations
[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
An exchange of artillery fire; a cannonade; a fusillade. quotations examples
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 4 August 2022