cannonball

  1. Noun.  (military, artillery) 1. A spherical projectile fired from a smoothbore cannon; a solid shot; a solid round shot; a ball. 2. An explosive-filled hollow iron sphere fused through a hole and intended to explode at a calculated distance rather than explode on impact.
  2. 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.
  3. Noun.  (slang, figuratively) Something that moves fast.
  4. Verb.  To jump/dive into water doing a cannonball landing.

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