Cannon (disambiguation)
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Cannon
A cannon is any piece of artillery that uses gunpowder or other usually explosive-based propellents to launch a projectile. Cannon vary in caliber, range, mobility, rate of fire, angle of fire, and firepower; different forms of cannon combine and balance these attributes in varying degrees,...

is any large tubular firearm designed to fire a heavy projectile over a considerable distance.

Cannon may also refer to:

Businesses

  • Cannon (ITT Corporation)
    Cannon (ITT Corporation)
    Cannon is a division of ITT Corporation that specialises in the manufacture of connectors, cable assemblies, keypads and LAN components. In 1952 it invented the industry-standard D-sub connector....

    , a manufacturer of cables, switches and connectors
  • Cannon (automobile)
    Cannon (automobile)
    The Cannon was an automobile manufactured in Kalamazoo, Michigan, by the Burtt Manufacturing Company from 1902-06. They made several different tonneau models, with both two- and four-cylinder engines, up to 6.5L displacement....

    , an automobile produced from 1902-06
  • Cannon Mills, a textile manufacturer
  • Cannon Films, a now-defunct motion picture studio

Music

  • Cannon (band)
    Cannon (band)
    Cannon were a five-piece, instrumental post-rock band, based in Glasgow, Scotland.-History:Cannon was formed in early 1999 by guitarists David Philp, Stuart Henderson, and Jonny Williamson...

    , a post rock band from Glasgow, Scotland, active between 1999 and 2003
  • Cannons (album)
    Cannons (album)
    Cannons is the second studio album by American contemporary Christian & gospel singer Phil Wickham, released on October 2, 2007, the album is outpacing same week sales of Phil Wickham's debut with more than 40 percent of album sales in digital form. He also debuted on Real Rhapsody’s top artists...

    , a 2007 album recorded by INO Records artist Phil Wickham
  • "Cannon" (Self song)
    Cannon (Self song)
    -Personnel:*Engineer - Jim Faraci*Producer - Matt Mahaffey*Writer - Matt Mahaffey...

    , a 1995 single by American pop/rock band Self
  • Il Cannone Guarnerius, The Cannon, violin made by Giuseppe Antonio Guarneri in 1743

Geography

The Moon
  • Cannon (crater)
    Cannon (crater)
    Cannon is a lunar crater that is located near the east-northeastern limb of the Moon's near side. It lies just to the northwest of the Mare Marginis, and south-southeast of the crater Plutarch. Farther to the east-northeast is Hubble....



United Kingdom
  • Cannons (house)
    Cannons (house)
    Cannons was a stately home in Little Stanmore, Middlesex built for James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos between 1713 and 1724 at a cost of £200,000 but which in 1747 was razed and its contents dispersed....

    , an 18th-century palace built for the Duke of Chandos in Stanmore
  • Cannon Street
    Cannon Street
    Cannon Street is a road in the south of the City of London. It runs roughly parallel with the River Thames, and about 250 metres north of it. It is the site of the ancient London Stone.-Etymology:...

    , London
    • Cannon Street station
      Cannon Street station
      Cannon Street station, also known as London Cannon Street, is a central London railway terminus and London Underground complex in the City of London, England. It is built on the site of the medieval Steelyard, the trading base in England of the Hanseatic League...



United States
  • Cannon Beach, Oregon
    Cannon Beach, Oregon
    Cannon Beach is a city in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. The population was 1,588 as of the 2000 census. The 2007 estimate is 1,680 residents.- History :...

  • Cannon City, Minnesota
    Cannon City, Minnesota
    Cannon City is an unincorporated community in Rice County, Minnesota, United States approximately 5 miles northeast of Faribault. A plank road connected the cities in 1857. It has since been paved. The town is home to approximately 100 people, and is served by a small community church.A creamery...

  • Cannon County, Tennessee
  • Cannon Falls, Minnesota
    Cannon Falls, Minnesota
    As of the census of 2000, there were 3,795 people, 1,550 households, and 996 families residing in the city. The population density was 946.4 people per square mile . There were 1,611 housing units at an average density of 401.8 per square mile...

    • Cannon Falls Township, Minnesota
      Cannon Falls Township, Minnesota
      Cannon Falls Township is a township in Goodhue County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,236 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...

  • Cannon Mountain (New Hampshire)
    Cannon Mountain (New Hampshire)
    Cannon Mountain is a peak in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Known for both its technical rock and ice climbing and its skiing , the mountain was home to the Old Man of the Mountain until the formation collapsed on May 3, 2003...

  • Cannon River (Minnesota)
  • Cannon Township, Michigan
    Cannon Township, Michigan
    Cannon Township is a civil township of Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 12,075.- Communities :* Cannonsburg is an unincorporated community in the township....

  • Cannon Township, Kittson County, Minnesota


Australia
  • Cannon River (Queensland)

Other uses

  • Cannon (surname)
    Cannon (surname)
    Cannon is a surname of Scottish origin, and may refer to:* Abraham H. Cannon, a leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the late 19th century* Annie Jump Cannon, astronomer* Anthony Cannon, American football linebacker...

  • Cannon, a British/Canadian term for a billiards shot
  • Cannon Air Force Base
    Cannon Air Force Base
    Cannon Air Force Base is a United States Air Force Base, located approximately southwest of Clovis, New Mexico. It is under the jurisdiction of Air Force Special Operations Command ....

    , New Mexico, US
  • Cannon bone a bone in the forelimb of a horse
  • Cannon School
    Cannon School
    Cannon School an independent, nonsectarian, college preparatory institution serving approximately 825 students in Junior Kindergarten through Grade 12. It is the fourth-largest independent school in the greater Charlotte, North Carolina area. Cannon School is located in Concord on a campus on...

    , a private school in North Carolina, US
  • Old Jeremiah, British naval gun, affectionately referred to as The Cannon
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