Usually means: Alloy used historically for artillery.
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▸ noun:  An alloy of about 90% copper and 10% tin, from which cannon were manufactured.

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gunmetal, hard metal, bell metal, sterrometal, admiralty brass, pewter, pot metal, bellmetal, bronze, bush-metal, more...

Opposite:
cannon metal: brass, opposite: non-brass, non-metal, non-cannon material

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Similar:
gunmetal, hard metal, bell metal, sterrometal, admiralty brass, pewter, pot metal, bellmetal, bronze, bush-metal, more...

Opposite:
cannon metal: brass, opposite: non-brass, non-metal, non-cannon material



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