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Recent Examples of cannoneer
Artillery is a delicate skill, with cannoneers assessing topography, air pressure and even the weather at the top of the round’s parabolic arc before taking a shot.
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Anastacia Galouchka, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2023
Adewale served as a field-artillery cannoneer with 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2021
John Corbin, a cannoneer, was among 2,900 American soldiers defending the fort from some 9,000 British and Hession troops as General George Washington watched from across the Hudson River.
—Cristina Corbin, Fox News, 5 July 2018
Depending on the season, sea kayak in the San Juan Islands in the Northwest, cannoneer in Zion, or work in a baseball game in Boston.
—Cassie Shortsleeve, CNT, 9 Aug. 2017
His assistant and cannoneer, Tanner Pletcher, a Texas Tech senior studying civil engineering, shoves the plank down the barrel and rams it home with a makeshift plunger.
—Brantley Hargrove, Popular Mechanics, 3 Aug. 2017
Guzman was deployed to Iraq in 2004 as provisional infantry at Camp Fallujah and then to Afghanistan in 2010 as an artillery cannoneer.
—Junette Reyes, Sun-Sentinel.com, 23 June 2017
Anastacia Galouchka, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2023
Adewale served as a field-artillery cannoneer with 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2021
John Corbin, a cannoneer, was among 2,900 American soldiers defending the fort from some 9,000 British and Hession troops as General George Washington watched from across the Hudson River.
—Cristina Corbin, Fox News, 5 July 2018
Depending on the season, sea kayak in the San Juan Islands in the Northwest, cannoneer in Zion, or work in a baseball game in Boston.
—Cassie Shortsleeve, CNT, 9 Aug. 2017
His assistant and cannoneer, Tanner Pletcher, a Texas Tech senior studying civil engineering, shoves the plank down the barrel and rams it home with a makeshift plunger.
—Brantley Hargrove, Popular Mechanics, 3 Aug. 2017
Guzman was deployed to Iraq in 2004 as provisional infantry at Camp Fallujah and then to Afghanistan in 2010 as an artillery cannoneer.
—Junette Reyes, Sun-Sentinel.com, 23 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cannoneer
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Hessler served in the U.S. Army as a field artilleryman for six years, retiring as a staff sergeant before serving two years as a patrol officer for the Baltimore City Police, followed by a lateral transfer to Carroll in March of 2021.Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 21 Nov. 2024
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During the 1930s and '40s, what was left of Indianola was turned into a major training base for thousands of artillerymen.Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 19 Mar. 2024
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Shortly after, a procession of riflemen and a statue of the Virgin Mary are paraded from San Geronimo de Taos church in front of more than 1,000 onlookers.Chadd Scott, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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These are not necessarily easy shot opportunities, so rifle setups need to be accurate and the rifleman needs to posess real skills.Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 28 Nov. 2024
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Russian gunners opened fire, lighting up the early morning sky.David Axe, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Trucks will have to stick to the few roads leading into the salient, making their movements predictable for Ukrainian drone operators and artillery gunners.David Axe, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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Cassel says taking on the musketeer role ticked his box of working on productions that break with norms, even if the film is an adaptation of the French classic by Alexandre Dumas.Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2024
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The exhibition investigates these influences through the lens of four themes that Picasso returned to throughout his artistic career: the hero, the Minotaur, the voyeur and the musketeer.Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2024
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The National Park Service rangers particularly remember the former president for his work to establish parks including adding millions of acres to national park land in Alaska in 1987, Litterst said.John Bacon, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2024
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Throughout the summer, rangers lead talks and presentations on preserving and appreciating the night sky.Nile Cappello, AFAR Media, 27 Dec. 2024
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Using this twisting technique, flexible ropes could be fashioned that the team believes could meet the needs of experienced archers.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 5 Dec. 2024
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Yi was successful and saved humanity, and to thank the hero, the moon gods gave the archer two elixirs granting him everlasting life.Michelle Tchea, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Sep. 2024
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Also today: a Ukrainian missile struck a concentration of 810th Naval Infantry Brigade marines in Ivanovskoe, 25 miles north of Sudzha, according to CDS.David Axe, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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Daniel Taylor From academy footballers to rejection, reflection, the marines… and The Athletic By Jacob Tanswell A unique piece of journalism, brilliantly executed.The Athletic UK Staff, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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Freeman was a mortarman, dropping onto the French shore in 1944 with an 18-pound mortar baseplate on his chest, according to Columbus Air Force Base, which honored his service last year.Doha Madani, NBC News, 5 July 2022
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During a simulated battle scenario, the mortarmen were to drive Humvees into a valley and fire mortars at a distant target, to be designated by a white-phosphorus explosion.Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2019
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“Cannoneer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cannoneer. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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