cannonading

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"His footwork," wrote the Associated Press reporter Whitney Martin, "consists of moving forward in a direct line to a point where he is within cannonading range."

From The Guardian • Nov. 13, 2012

McMurtry neatly establishes both that Shorty has a firmer grip on things than his master and that Duane, though distracted, is not a bad egg; there is no dog in the doghouse he is cannonading.

From Time Magazine Archive

But Trabert's cannonading returns took a steady toll.

From Time Magazine Archive

Wars may come & go, but the cannonading over the question whether there is or is not a U. S. school in art goes on forever.

From Time Magazine Archive

Cannons Stop For Dinner At one o’clock the cannonading suddenly ceased and for one hour we were at liberty to go above and see the damage that had been done.

From Historic Fredericksburg The Story of an Old Town by Goolrick, John T.