cannonball
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- //ˈkænənˌbɔːl//
A spherical projectile fired from a smoothbore cannon.
sostantivo
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A spherical projectile fired from a smoothbore cannon.
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An explosive-filled hollow iron sphere fused through a hole and intended to explode at a calculated distance rather than explode on impact.
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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.
The New Yorker, 30 August 2004, p.40
The cannonball could be called the S.U.V. of the pool — oversized, brash, hormonally hardwired.
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figuratoSomething that moves fast, especially a fast train.
Meetings of the model train club always begin with the song "Wabash Cannonball".
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A served ball that travels with great speed and describes little or no arc in flight.
Etimologia
From cannon + ball from being a round ball that is fired from a cannon.
verbo
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To jump or dive into water, performing a cannonball landing.
He cannonballed into the pool, drenching us all.
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To career; to move rapidly.
The car cannonballed past.
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cannonball · A spherical projectile fired from a smoothbore cannon.
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