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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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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