Definition
A medium-sized cannon smaller than a full cannon but larger than a demi-culverin, used in siege warfare and fortifications.
Etymology
From 'demi-' plus 'cannon,' which comes from Italian 'cannone.' Artillery classification systems developed as gunpowder weapons became more sophisticated in the 15th-17th centuries.
Kelly Says
Medieval fortification engineers calculated exactly which size cannon could breach which wall—the demicannon was their sweet spot for destroying castle walls without being impossibly heavy to move!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
半 火 藥 器
ban fi-ya-ot k'er
ARالعربية
قذيفة نصف قطرية
qad-hifah nafs qatra-yah
BNবাংলা
আধা তোপ
aadha top
CACatalà
canó mig
ka-no-mig
CSČeština
polokanon
polo-ka-non
DADansk
halvkannon
halv-kan-non
DEDeutsch
Halbkanone
halp-ka-no-neh
ELΕλληνικά
μισό κανόνι
miso kanoni
ESEspañol
demi cañón
deh-mee ka-nyohn
FAفارسی
توپ نیم
toop neem
FISuomi
puolikanoni
pou-li-ka-no-ni
FRFrançais
demi-canon
deh-mee-ka-noh
HAHA
tufa na'i
tu-fa na-i
HEעברית
תותח חצי
to-teah chatzi
HIहिन्दी
आधा तोप
aadha top
HUMagyar
fél ágyú
fel ah-gyoo
IDBahasa Indonesia
meriam setengah
me-ri-am set-engah
IGIG
nri mmụọ
nri mm-mu-o
ITItaliano
demi-cannoniere
deh-mee-kan-no-nee-reh
KKKK
жартылай топы
jartylay to-py
KMKM
យន្តសង្គ្រាមមួយ
yont sang-kream muoy
MSBahasa Melayu
meriam separuh
me-ri-am se-pa-ruh
MYမြန်မာ
အလယ် ငါးပုလင်း
a-le-l' ngar-pu-ling
NLNederlands
half kanon
half ka-non
NONorsk
halvkannon
halv-kan-non
PLPolski
pół dział
pvol zhyal
PTPortuguês
demi-canhão
deh-mee-ka-nyow
RORomână
tun semi
toon semi
RUРусский
полуорудие
polo-orudiye
SVSvenska
halvkannon
halv-kan-non
SWKiswahili
bunduki nusu
bun-doo-kee nu-su
TAதமிழ்
அரை துப்பாக்கி
arai thuppaaki
TEతెలుగు
ఆర్ధా కేన్ను
aartha ken-nu
THไทย
ปืนครึ่ง
peen kreung
TLTL
kalahating baril
ka-la-ha-ting ba-ril
TRTürkçe
yarım top
yar-im top
UKУкраїнська
півканона
piv-ka-no-na
VITiếng Việt
pháo nửa
fow nua
YOYO
ọ̀pọ̀ ọ̀kan
o-po o-kan
ZUZU
i-gun elinye
i-gun eh-lin-ye