Cannonball

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  • noun. A round projectile fired from a cannon.
  • noun. A jump into water made with the arms grasping the upraised knees, usually intended to make a big splash.
  • noun. Something, such as a fast train, moving with great speed.
  • noun. A fast low serve in tennis.
  • intransitive verb. To travel with great speed.
  • intransitive verb. To jump into water while grasping one's upraised knees with one's arms.
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  • noun. The result of running and jumping in a flexed position into a swimming pool to create a large splash, mimicking the flight and shape of a cannonball.
  • noun. Something that moves fast.
  • noun. a served ball that travels with great speed and describes little or no arc in flight.
  • verb. To jump/dive into water doing a cannonball landing.
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  • noun. a solid projectile that in former times was fired from a cannon
  • Word Usage
    "A few steps away, a kneeling artilleryman lifts one cannonball from a pile, presumably to bring it to the cannoneers for loading."
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