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1cannonball
noun can·non·ball \ˈka-nən-ˌbȯl\
: a heavy metal or stone ball that is shot from a cannon
Full Definition of CANNONBALL
1
: a usually round solid missile made for firing from a cannon
2
: a jump into water made with the arms holding the knees tight against the chest
3
: a hard flat tennis service
4
: an express train
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First Known Use of CANNONBALL
1655
Rhymes with CANNONBALL
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2cannonball
verb
Definition of CANNONBALL
intransitive verb
: to travel with great speed
First Known Use of CANNONBALL
1951
Related to CANNONBALL
- Synonyms
- barrel, belt, blast, blaze, blow, bolt, bomb [slang], bowl, breeze, bundle, bustle, buzz, hurry, careen, career, chase, course, crack (on), dash, drive, fly, hare, hasten, hie, highball, hotfoot (it), hump, hurl, hurtle, hustle, jet, jump, motor, nip, pelt, race, ram, rip, rocket, run, rush, rustle, scoot, scurry, scuttle, shoot, speed, step, tear, travel, trot, whirl, whisk, zip, zoom
CANNONBALL Defined for Kids
cannonball
noun can·non·ball \ˈka-nən-ˌbȯl\
Definition of CANNONBALL for Kids
1
: a usually round solid missile (as of stone or metal) for firing from a cannon
2
: a jump into water made with the arms holding the knees tight against the chest
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