cannonball
noun
a missile, usually round and made of iron or steel, designed to be fired from a cannon.
cannonballs
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pluralof cannonball.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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There were no cannonballs Saturday, only a franchise that once again was deep-sixed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 12, 2025
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
The southern states decided they were no longer going to play by the rules of the Constitution they had ratified, so they started firing cannonballs at Fort Sumter, a military installation of the United States.
From Salon ● May 22, 2023
The images centered on the 1797 warship USS Constitution, better known as Old Ironsides because, while it sank a British vessel during the War of 1812, its thick, oak hull survived a barrage of cannonballs.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 1, 2022
He towered over us, at least seven feet tall with biceps the size of cannonballs.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
