Cannonball

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A round projectile fired from a cannon.
  • n. A jump into water made with the arms grasping the upraised knees.
  • n. Something, such as a fast train, moving with great speed.
  • n. Sports A fast low serve in tennis.
  • verb-intransitive. To travel with great speed.
  • verb-intransitive. To jump into water while grasping one's upraised knees with one's arms.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. 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.
  • n. Something that moves fast.
  • n. a served ball that travels with great speed and describes little or no arc in flight.
  • v. To jump/dive into water doing a cannonball landing.
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  • n. a solid projectile that in former times was fired from a cannon
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