carronade means A very short carriage gun used to fire a heavy shot for a limited range. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 91 out of 100.
carronade is pronounced /ˈkɛɹ.ənˌeɪd/.
Etymology
First made at Carron in Scotland.
noun
- A very short carriage gun used to fire a heavy shot for a limited range.“[They] viewed the vessel, which proved to be a very fine fast-sailing craft, well found, with six brass carronades on each side.”
- An exchange of artillery fire; a cannonade; a fusillade.“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.”