This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

• Lexulous
• Wordscraper
• Wordosaur

n. a very short carriage gun used to fire a heavy shot for a limited range

n. A kind of short cannon, formerly in use, designed to throw a large projectile with small velocity, used for the purpose of breaking or smashing in, rather than piercing, the object aimed at, as the side of a ship. It has no trunnions, but is supported on its carriage by a bolt passing through a loop on its under side.

n. A short piece of ordnance having a large caliber and a chamber for the powder, like a mortar.

"A shell from a short cannon known as a carronade landed close behind Joyful."

nine-pounder    davit    tenner    popgun    strychnia    chaser    thwart    howitzer    arm-in-arm