cannonball
Americannoun
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cannonballs
plural
adjective
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made from a curled-up position with the arms pressing the knees against one's chest.
a cannonball dive.
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moving at great speed.
a train known as a cannonball express.
noun
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a projectile fired from a cannon: usually a solid round metal shot
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tennis
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a very fast low serve
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( as modifier )
a cannonball serve
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a jump into water by a person who has his arms tucked into the body to form a ball
verb
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to rush along, like a cannonball
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to execute a cannonball jump
adjective
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Origin of cannonball
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After a few minutes, there was a dive off the arch, followed by a cannonball from the next person, a backflip from a third and then other more spectacular and daring stunts from the flock.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
My line stuttered forward and flopped onto the water with all the stealth of a cannonball.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
Of all the dirty, rotten, down-low things Netflix has done, providing a gaping pit of gold coins for Adam Sandler to cannonball into like Scrooge McDuck might be the worst so far.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2025
Here they tautologically come, slowly walking down the hall, faster than a cannonball.
From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2024
Taryn loved Gigi too, and during the summer, the four of them would go to the rec center pool and lie in the sun and cannonball into the water.
From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake
Human cannonballs are said to be a small and select group.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2025
Over the last week, both artists’ camps launched new items like cannonballs.
From New York Times ● May 28, 2024
Nearby buildings and a shopping center were evacuated as a precaution, Waltham fire officials said in a post on X, and the unearthed cannonballs were disposed of safely by the bomb squad.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 28, 2023
Historical finds include cannonballs, a sword blade and a wheel experts believe belonged to a wagon that blew up during the two days of supply dumps.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 13, 2023
It tells the story of a place that was working iron and steel so far back that it made cannonballs for the Union army.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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