English Dictionary

cannonball

/ˈkænənˌbɔːl/

noun

A spherical projectile fired from a smoothbore cannon. / An explosive-filled hollow iron sphere fused through a hole and intended to explode at a calculated distance rather than explode on impact.

The cannonball flew through the air and hit the target with a loud bang.

意味（1）

A spherical projectile fired from a smoothbore cannon.

意味（2）

An explosive-filled hollow iron sphere fused through a hole and intended to explode at a calculated distance rather than explode on impact.

意味（3）

(diving) 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

意味（4）

(slang, figuratively) Something that moves fast, especially a fast train.

Meetings of the model train club always begin with the song Wabash Cannonball.

意味（5）

(tennis) A served ball that travels with great speed and describes little or no arc in flight.