cannon into something Definition

cannon
noun cannons, cannon (plural in senses 1 and 2 only)

1. historical
A large gun mounted on wheels.
2. A rapid-firing gun fitted to an aircraft or ship.
3. In billiards, pool and snooker: a shot in which the cue ball strikes one object ball and then strikes another.

verb

intr
cannoned, cannoning
1. In billiards, pool and snooker: to play a cannon shot.

Etymology: 16c: from French canon, from Italian cannone, from canna tube.

Phrasal Verb: cannon into something

To hit or collide with it while moving at speed.

Phrasal Verb: cannon off something

To hit it with force and bounce off it.