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cannonball Definition

cannon·ball (kan′ən bôl′)

noun

  1. a heavy ball, esp. of iron, formerly used as a projectile in cannons
  2. Informal
    1. a fast express train
    2. a hard, driving serve in tennis
  3. a feet-first dive done in a tuck position

adjective

Slang fast; rapid

intransitive verb

Slang to move very fast

cannonball Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • fire: However, even today, marks from the cannonballs fired during the siege of 1643 can be seen on the walls.

Adjective modifier

  • human: I have been waiting here, poised like a human cannonball, waiting for you to send me a valid power of attorney document.

Modifies a noun

  • shot: The ball finally fell to Vaughan whose cannonball shot from the edge of the area was well saved by the beleagured keeper.
cannonball Quotes

Ben Battle was a soldier bold, And used to war's alarms: But a cannon-ball took off his legs, So he laid down his arms!

—Honorius of Autun

Browse dictionary entries near cannonball

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  7. ‹ canniness
  8. ‹ cannily
  9. ‹ cannikin
  10. ‹ cannibalize
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