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What does cannonball mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word cannonball? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. (military, artillery)
    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.
Noun
  1. 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.
  2. (slang, figuratively) Something that moves fast.
  3. (tennis) A served ball that travels with great speed and describes little or no arc in flight.
Verb
  1. To jump/dive into water doing a cannonball landing.
  2. To careen; to move rapidly
Interjection
  1. Yelled when jumping/diving into the water, doing a cannonball landing.
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