cannonball
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cannonball
- /ˈkænənˌbɔːl/
Where it comes from
From cannon + ball from being a round ball that is fired from a cannon.
noun cannonballs
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A spherical projectile fired from a smoothbore cannon.
Similar: solid shot, ball, round shot
- An explosive-filled hollow iron sphere fused through a hole and intended to explode at a calculated distance rather than explode on impact.
- The act of jumping (typically into a swimming pool) with the legs bent and the arms wrapped around the knees to create a large splash, mimicking the flight and shape of a cannonball. The New Yorker, 30 August 2004, p.40
- Something that moves fast, especially a fast train. Meetings of the model train club always begin with the song "Wabash Cannonball".
- A served ball that travels with great speed and describes little or no arc in flight.
verb cannonballs · cannonballing · cannonballed
- To jump or dive into water, performing a cannonball landing. He cannonballed into the pool, drenching us all.
- To career; to move rapidly. The car cannonballed past.
Translations
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noun spherical projectile fired from a smoothbore cannon
| Español | bala de cañón |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 포탄 potan, 대포알 daepoal |
| 日本語 | 砲弾 hōdan |
| 中文 | 砲彈 /炮弹 pàodàn |
| हिन्दी | गोला golā |
| Português | bala de canhão |
| Français | boulet de canon |
| Deutsch | Kanonenkugel |
| Italiano | palla di cannone |
| Română | ghiulea |
| Русский | пу́шечное ядро́ púšečnoje jadró, ядро́ jadró |
noun jumping with the legs bent and the arms wrapped around the knees
| Español | bomba |
|---|---|
| Português | bomba, bala de canhão |
| Deutsch | Arschbombe |
verb to move rapidly
| Deutsch | rasen |
|---|
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