cannonball

Meaning

Noun

1. A spherical projectile fired from a smoothbore cannon.
2. An explosive-filled hollow iron sphere fused through a hole and intended to explode at a calculated distance rather than explode on impact.
3. 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.
4. (figuratively, slang) Something that moves fast, especially a fast train.
5. A served ball that travels with great speed and describes little or no arc in flight.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To jump or dive into water, performing a cannonball landing.
2. (intransitive) To career; to move rapidly.

Synonyms

cannon ball

round shot

ball

artillery shell

shell

🐚

bullet

shot

Translations

Kanonenkugel

boulet de canon

bala de cañón

boulet

bommetje

palla di cannone

kanonskogel

قذيفة المدفع

top mermisi

bala de canó

schneller Ball

-n

bombarda

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkænənˌbɔːl/

Etymology

From cannon + ball from being a round ball that is fired from a cannon.