cannonball.
A spherical projectile fired from a smoothbore cannon.
Meaning & usage
A spherical projectile fired from a smoothbore cannon.
An explosive-filled hollow iron sphere fused through a hole and intended to explode at a calculated distance rather than explode on impact.
The act of jumping (typically into a swimming pool) with the legs bent and the arms wrapped around the knees to create a large splash, mimicking the flight and shape of a cannonball.
Something that moves fast, especially a fast train.
Meetings of the model train club always begin with the song "Wabash Cannonball".
A served ball that travels with great speed and describes little or no arc in flight.
Where this word comes from
From cannon + ball from being a round ball that is fired from a cannon.
To jump or dive into water, performing a cannonball landing.
He cannonballed into the pool, drenching us all.
To career; to move rapidly.
The car cannonballed past.
Where this word comes from
From cannon + ball from being a round ball that is fired from a cannon.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.