Cannonball

Word CANNONBALL
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Definitions and meanings of "Cannonball"

What do we mean by cannonball?

A round projectile fired from a cannon. noun

A jump into water made with the arms grasping the upraised knees, usually intended to make a big splash. noun

Something, such as a fast train, moving with great speed. noun

A fast low serve in tennis. noun

To travel with great speed. intransitive verb

To jump into water while grasping one's upraised knees with one's arms. intransitive verb

The result of running and jumping in a flexed position into a swimming pool to create a large splash, mimicking the flight and shape of a cannonball. noun

Something that moves fast. noun

A served ball that travels with great speed and describes little or no arc in flight. noun

To jump/dive into water doing a cannonball landing. verb

A solid projectile that in former times was fired from a cannon noun

(artillery)

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The word "cannonball" in example sentences

A few steps away, a kneeling artilleryman lifts one cannonball from a pile, presumably to bring it to the cannoneers for loading. ❋ Unknown (2007)

This cosmic cannonball is challenging theories to explain its blistering speed. ❋ Unknown (2007)

In our high school class there are only fifteen boys, and every summer some of us camp out by the river and cannonball from the cliffs into the current. ❋ Unknown (2005)

One position, known as "cannonball," entails hugging the knees to the chest and swinging upside down in arcs. ❋ Jen Murphy (2011)

But since Salman's murder he has been unable to write a word 'Human cannonball' plunges to his death as safety net fails at Kent fairground Take responsibility, Arsene, and admit the Gunners have problems Nick Clegg joins in at last to attack 'dinosaurs who are against AV' London is royal party capital: Wills and Kate thrilled by plans for 2,000 outdoor celebrations ❋ Mira Bar-Hillel (2011)

Officially, the Panama Limited and later the City of New Orleans, the cannonball was the subject of many great songs, usually about a man getting away from some kind of trouble. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Surviving the dissolution of the 'cannonball' which carried them through the sky Ganju and ❋ Unknown (2010)

GERALD Whittle was driving with the sun in his eyes and chatting about the weather when a "cannonball" smashed the windscreen of his four-wheel-drive on a Melbourne freeway. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Rock thrower shatters windscreen GERALD Whittle was driving with the sun in his eyes and chatting about the weather when a "cannonball" smashed the windscreen of his four-wheel-drive on a Melbourne freeway. ❋ Unknown (2009)

So yes, we have to be able to say "cannonball" and have it refer to some physical object as a prerequisite for making the model, but it looks to me as if the model also needs a notion of analogue that's at a different level from linguistic reference. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It's still in the office and despite being subjected to people instinctually wanting to run and "cannonball" on it, it has held up well. ❋ Unknown (2008)

"cannonball," the breeders code 7's version of "boys of summer" is better. it's heavier and he screams. mmm screaming. owen bought me this for no reason other than he's way too nice to me. ❋ Pyxopotamus (2003)

Associated Press - April 26, 2009 5: 04 PM ET FORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) - An iron ball that a gardener dug up from his yard is apparently just a solid-iron ball, perhaps intended to ornament the top ... "); var headline = escape (" Civil War-era 'cannonball' may be just a ball ");

The party had just sat down to eat when a cannonball obliterated the head of a young staff officer seated next to Parma. ❋ David A. Clary (2011)

Some people just walk off the cliff … Steele and the rest of the Republicans seem to be taking a running leap followed by a flip and into a cannonball. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Smiles you know i really feel for them but just can not reach them,,, but if they had cannonball brains guessing the ball part is they having balls. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Get it now or do I need to further explain myself because you have a cannonball between your ears? ❋ Unknown (2010)

Lina pulled the trigger and a cannonball flew under the enemy. ❋ H-M Brown (2011)

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