cannonball
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- noun
- /ˈkænənbɔl/
:
bala de cañón
- " Some treasure hunters think they're going to find cannonballs, old ship bells, and whatnot in the waters around here.
And as you follow this diagram, the cannonball continues around the Earth but still hits Earth.
- And as you follow this diagram, the cannonball continues around the Earth but still hits Earth.
- And then the Brit, the British Army was coming on their boats and we were shooting cannons at them and the cannonballs just couldn't reach.
- Barbie dolls drum, a tyre, A cannonball, a bag of money, a cannonball.
Examples
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As the charge began, A cannonball killed Bessier's horse and injured his leg.
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Once, she almost ran away with a human cannonball from the circus.
Fiction book (1993) -
"A lot of people like to look in the rivers around here for cannonballs and things," he said.
Fiction book (1996) -
Its thick stone walls appeared impenetrable, even to the cannonballs that French and Spanish warships must once have fired at them.
Academic text (2000) -
John S. Schofield's foundry, at the same time, made cannonballs and artillery shells.
Academic text (2007) -
During the battle, the soldiers could hear the deafening roar of the cannon as it fired a cannonball across the field.
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In historic warfare demonstrations, they often show how a cannonball could penetrate wooden ships.
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The museum displayed an ancient cannonball recovered from a shipwreck, highlighting its round shape and heavy metal composition.
Synonyms
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6.6
An object thrown or fired through the air, often used as a weapon
A heavy round metal ball fired from a cannon in the past
A solid metal ball used in cannons in the past
Idioms
- Informal
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3.5
Jump into water while pulling your knees to your chest to make a big splash
Compounds
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Morphology
Etymology
Cannonball comes from the parts cannon + ball. A cannon was a large gun like a long tube and a ball is a round metal shot, so a cannonball is the heavy round metal ball fired from a cannon.