Cannoneering

/ˌkæn.ə.ˈnɪr.ɪŋ/ noun

Definition

The practice, skill, or activity of operating and firing cannons; the work of a cannoneer.

Etymology

From cannoneer plus suffix -ing, forming a noun of action or profession.

Kelly Says

Cannoneering required knowledge of gunpowder ratios, mathematics, and physics centuries before those sciences were formalized—a cannoneer had to understand trajectory, wind, and elevation intuitively.

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