can·non·ball
ˈka-nən-ˌbȯl 
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
cannonballed; cannonballing; cannonballs
: to travel with great speed
Synonyms
Verb
- barrel
- belt
- blast
- blaze
- blow
- bolt
- bomb [slang]
- bowl
- breeze
- bundle
- bustle
- buzz
- careen
- career
- chase
- course
- crack (on)
- dash
- drive
- fly
- hare
- hasten
- hie
- highball
- hotfoot (it)
- hump
- hurl
- hurry
- 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
Examples of cannonball in a Sentence
Verb
a dune buggy came recklessly cannonballing down the crowded beach
Recent Examples on the Web
Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 10 May 2024
In addition, 32 cannonballs, two ax head pieces and the remains of two swords were found.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2024
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Noun
Circus World's biggest homage to the space theme will be a daily human cannonball shot.
—Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 10 May 2024
In addition, 32 cannonballs, two ax head pieces and the remains of two swords were found.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Cannonball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cannonball. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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