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can·non·ball
also cannon ball (kăn′ən-bôl′)n.
1. A round projectile fired from a cannon.
2. A jump into water made with the arms grasping the upraised knees, usually intended to make a big splash.
3. Something, such as a fast train, that moves with great speed.
4. Sports A fast low serve in tennis.
intr.v. can·non·balled, can·non·ball·ing, can·non·balls
1. To travel with great speed.
2. To jump into water while grasping one's upraised knees with one's arms.
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cannonball
(ˈkænənˌbɔːl)n
1. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a projectile fired from a cannon: usually a solid round metal shot
2. (Tennis) tennis
a. a very fast low serve
b. (as modifier): a cannonball serve.
3. (Swimming, Water Sports & Surfing) a jump into water by a person who has his or her arms tucked into the body to form a ball
vb (intr)
4. (often foll by: along, etc) to rush along, like a cannonball
5. (Swimming, Water Sports & Surfing) to execute a cannonball jump
adj
very fast or powerful
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can•non•ball
(ˈkæn ənˌbɔl)n.
1. a missile, usu. round and made of iron or steel, designed to be fired from a cannon.
2. something that moves with great speed, as an express train.
3. a dive made in a curled-up position with the arms pressing the knees against the chest.
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cannonball
Past participle: cannonballed
Gerund: cannonballing
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| Noun | 1. |  cannonball - a solid projectile that in former times was fired from a cannonprojectile, missile - a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled |
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Translations
قَذيفَةُ المَدْفَع
dělová koule
kanonkugle
ágyúgolyó
fallbyssukúla
delová guľa
top güllesi
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cannon
(ˈkӕnən) – plurals ˈcannons ~ˈcannon – noun a type of large gun used formerly, mounted on a carriage.
verb (with into) to hit or collide with. He came rushing round the corner and cannoned into me.
ˈcannonball noun a ball of iron, shot from a cannon.
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