carronadeとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (米国発音) IPA^(key): /ˈkɛɹ.ənˌeɪd/, /ˌkɛɹ.ənˈeɪd/

  韻: -eɪd

名詞

carronade (複数形 carronades)

1. (nautical, historical) A very short carriage gun used to fire a heavy shot for a limited range.
   • 1836, Frederick Marryat, Mr. Midshipman Easy

     [They] viewed the vessel, which proved to be a very fine fast-sailing craft, well found, with six brass carronades on each side.

2. An exchange of artillery fire; a cannonade; a fusillade.
   • 2018 October 17, Drachinifel, Last Ride of the High Seas Fleet - Battle of Texel 1918‎^[1], archived from the original on 4 August 2022, retrieved 4 August 2022, 14:13 from the start:

     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.