cannonball

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   A spherical projectile fired from a smoothbore cannon.

2. 2

   An explosive-filled hollow iron sphere fused through a hole and intended to explode at a…

   An explosive-filled hollow iron sphere fused through a hole and intended to explode at a calculated distance rather than explode on impact.

3. 3

   The act of jumping (typically into a swimming pool) with the legs bent and the arms…

   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
   • The cannonball could be called the S.U.V. of the pool — oversized, brash, hormonally hardwired.
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   1. 4

      Something that moves fast, especially a fast train.

      • Meetings of the model train club always begin with the song "Wabash Cannonball".
   2. 5

      A served ball that travels with great speed and describes little or no arc in flight.

   3. 6

      To jump or dive into water, performing a cannonball landing.

      • He cannonballed into the pool, drenching us all.
   4. 7

      To career

      To career; to move rapidly.

      • The car cannonballed past.

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