CANNONBALL Definition & Meaning

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cannonball

[ kan-uhn-bawl ]

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noun

a missile, usually round and made of iron or steel, designed to be fired from a cannon.
Tennis. a served ball that travels with great speed and describes little or no arc in flight.
anything that moves with great speed, as an express train.

adjective

made from a curled-up position with the arms pressing the knees against one's chest:
a cannonball dive.
moving at great speed:
a train known as a cannonball express.

cannonball

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noun

a projectile fired from a cannon: usually a solid round metal shot
tennis
1. a very fast low serve
2. ( as modifier )
  a cannonball serve
a jump into water by a person who has his arms tucked into the body to form a ball

verb

often foll byalong, etc to rush along, like a cannonball
to execute a cannonball jump

adjective

very fast or powerful

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of cannonball¹

First recorded in 1655–65; cannon + ball ¹

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Valencia says on his website he has more than two decades of experience as a human cannonball.

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Last week Collins had talked about a funny memory with the Wolverines, how Harbaugh finished a spring practice by doing a cannonball off the high dive at the school’s pool.

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Here they tautologically come, slowly walking down the hall, faster than a cannonball.

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The British wanted to seize the ship and its treasure, but fired a cannonball into the San José’s powder magazines by mistake.

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Locals schlep their own gear to the jagged lava rock perches that line the coast and cannonball into the turquoise sea.

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