Sekirov Dictionary

cannonball

/ˈkænənˌbɔːl/

noun 5
verb 2
forms 3

noun5

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 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 cannonball could be called the S.U.V. of the pool — oversized, brash, hormonally hardwired.
•
(slang, figurative) Something that moves fast, especially a fast train.
- Meetings of the model train club always begin with the song "Wabash Cannonball".
A served ball that travels with great speed and describes little or no arc in flight.

verb2

•
To jump or dive into water, performing a cannonball landing.
- He cannonballed into the pool, drenching us all.
•
To career; to move rapidly.
- The car cannonballed past.

forms

cannonballed · cannonballing · cannonballs

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