Definitions from Wiktionary (cannonball)
▸ noun: (military, weaponry)
▸ 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.
▸ Also see cannonball
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▸ noun: (military, weaponry)
▸ 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.
▸ Also see cannonball
▸ Words similar to cannonballed
▸ Usage examples for cannonballed
▸ Idioms related to cannonballed
▸ Wikipedia articles (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing cannonballed
▸ Words that often appear near cannonballed
▸ Rhymes of cannonballed
▸ Invented words related to cannonballed