cannonball
/ˈkænənbɔl/
noun
- A large metal ball fired from a cannon.
- Historians found a rusted cannonball buried in the old battlefield.
- The cannonball rolled across the deck after the cannon fired.
- The pirate ship was hit by a cannonball and began to sink.
- A jump into water where a person curls into a ball, often making a big splash.
- The kids screamed with joy as they all jumped in with cannonballs.
- She practiced her cannonball to make the biggest splash possible.
- He did a cannonball off the high dive and soaked everyone nearby.
verb
- To move or travel very fast and forcefully.
- The skateboarder cannonballed down the steep ramp.
- He cannonballed through the crowd to catch the bus.
- The car cannonballed down the empty highway.
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