human cannonball
| Main Entry: | human cannonball |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | a performer in popular entertainment who is propelled through the air from a cannon or other device |
| Example: | The first human cannonball, in 1877, was a girl called "Zazel" (Rossa Matilda Richter, then only 14). |
| Etymology: | 1877 |
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Human cannonball
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