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Cannonball

//ˈkænənˌbɔːl// noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A spherical projectile fired from a smoothbore cannon.
  2. 2
    a solid projectile that in former times was fired from a cannon wordnet
  3. 3
    An explosive-filled hollow iron sphere fused through a hole and intended to explode at a calculated distance rather than explode on impact.
  4. 4
    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"

  5. 5
    Something that moves fast, especially a fast train. figuratively, slang

    "Meetings of the model train club always begin with the song "Wabash Cannonball"."

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  1. 6
    A served ball that travels with great speed and describes little or no arc in flight.
Verb
  1. 1
    To jump or dive into water, performing a cannonball landing. intransitive

    "He cannonballed into the pool, drenching us all."

  2. 2
    To career; to move rapidly. intransitive

    "The car cannonballed past."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From cannon + ball from being a round ball that is fired from a cannon.

Etymology 2

From cannon + ball from being a round ball that is fired from a cannon.

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