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can⋅non⋅ball

  [kan-uhn-bawl]
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–noun Also, cannon ball.
1. a missile, usually round and made of iron or steel, designed to be fired from a cannon.
2. Tennis. a served ball that travels with great speed and describes little or no arc in flight.
3. anything that moves with great speed, as an express train.
–adjective
4. made from a curled-up position with the arms pressing the knees against one's chest: a cannonball dive.
5. moving at great speed: a train known as a cannonball express.
Origin:
1655–65; cannon + ball 1

Ad⋅der⋅ley

  [ad-er-lee]
–noun
Julian (“Cannonball”), 1928–75, American jazz saxophonist.
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can·non·ball also cannon ball   (kān'ən-bôl')   
n.  

  1. A round projectile fired from a cannon.

  2. A jump into water made with the arms grasping the upraised knees.

  3. Something, such as a fast train, moving with great speed.

  4. Sports A fast low serve in tennis.

intr.v.   can·non·balled also can·non balled, can·non·ball·ing also can·non ball·ing, can·non·balls also can·non balls

  1. To travel with great speed.

  2. To jump into water while grasping one's upraised knees with one's arms.

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