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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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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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The young couple were separated by WWII in 1943, when Bennett fought as an Army rifleman in battles in Normandy, northern France and the Rhineland, according to his military records.Christy Gutowski, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2024
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Ruth’s husband, Carl, a veteran Army machine gunner, explained that the couple were returning from a movie theater and had paused to turn on the foyer light.Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 24 Oct. 2024
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Very often, a gunner isn't sure about exactly which ammunition will be needed on a particular mission, so erring on the side of caution means loading up with more than one kind in the feed belt, just in case an armor-piercing round is needed instead of shrapnel.David Szondy, New Atlas, 20 Oct. 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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Sok, a ranger patrolling the dense forests as part of the Southern Cardamom REDD+ Project, has witnessed firsthand the transformation brought by the project.Suwanna Gauntlett, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
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Outdoors received grant funding from Colorado Tourism to hand out 3,500 PACT Lite kits at trailheads, ranger stations, and visitors centers across the state.Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 19 Nov. 2024
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The actress known for playing Marvel archer Kate Bishop in Hawkeye and The Marvels is engaged to be married to NFL star quarterback Josh Allen.Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 29 Nov. 2024
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The archer and his wife kept the potion hidden in a safe until someone came to steal it one day.Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2024
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From academy footballers to rejection, reflection, the marines… and The Athletic Kristie Mewis and Sam Kerr pregnancy: What are WSL's rules on maternity and parental leave?New York Times, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2024
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Each year, millions of tons of waste harm marine ecosystems.Matthew Emma, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 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 Dec. 2024.
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