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▸ noun: A spherical projectile fired from a smoothbore cannon.
▸ noun: An explosive-filled hollow iron sphere fused through a hole and intended to explode at a calculated distance rather than explode on impact.
▸ noun: (diving) 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.
▸ noun: (slang, figuratively) Something that moves fast, especially a fast train.
▸ noun: (tennis) A served ball that travels with great speed and describes little or no arc in flight.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To jump or dive into water, performing a cannonball landing.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To career; to move rapidly.
Similar:
cannon ball,
round shot,
cannonading,
cannonry,
human cannonball,
gunfire,
cannonball effect,
cannoneering,
fireball,
bombard,
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