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cannonball
noun
- a heavy ball, esp. of iron, formerly used as a projectile in cannons
- Informal
- a fast express train
- a hard, driving serve in tennis
- a feet-first dive done in a tuck position
adjective
Slang fast; rapid
intransitive verb
Slang to move very fast
See cannonball in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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