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cannonball

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noun can·non·ball \ˈka-nən-ˌbȯl\

Definition of cannonball

  1. 1 :  a usually round solid missile made for firing from a cannon

  2. 2 :  a jump into water made with the arms holding the knees tight against the chest

  3. 3 :  a hard flat tennis service

  4. 4 :  an express train

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First Known Use of cannonball

1655

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cannonball

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Definition of cannonball

  1. intransitive verb

  2. :  to travel with great speed

Examples of cannonball in a Sentence

  1. a dune buggy came recklessly cannonballing down the crowded beach

First Known Use of cannonball

1951

cannonball Synonyms

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
Antonyms
crawl, creep, poke
Related Words
beetle, dart, flit, scamper, scud, scuffle; stampede, streak, whiz (or whizz); gallop, jog, sprint; accelerate, quicken, step out; catch up, fast-forward, outpace, outrun, outstrip, overtake; arrow, beeline
Near Antonyms
dally, dawdle, dillydally, drag, hang (around or out), lag, linger, loiter, poke, tarry; amble, lumber, plod, saunter, shuffle, stroll; decelerate, slow (down or up)

CANNONBALL Defined for English Language Learners

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Definition of cannonball for English Language Learners

  • : a heavy metal or stone ball that is shot from a cannon

CANNONBALL Defined for Kids

cannonball

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noun can·non·ball \ˈka-nən-ˌbȯl\

Definition of cannonball for Students

  1. 1 :  a usually round solid missile (as of stone or metal) for firing from a cannon

  2. 2 :  a jump into water made with the arms holding the knees tight against the chest

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