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单词 cannonball
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
can•non•ball /ˈkænənˌbɔl/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Militarya heavy round ball made of iron or steel, designed to be fired from a cannon.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
can•non•ball  (kan′ən bôl′),USA pronunciation n. Also, can′non ball′. 
  1. Militarya missile, usually round and made of iron or steel, designed to be fired from a cannon.
  2. Sport[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.

adj. 
  1. Sportmade from a curled-up position with the arms pressing the knees against one's chest:a cannonball dive.
  2. moving at great speed:a train known as a cannonball express.
  • cannon + ball1 1655–65

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
cannonball /ˈkænənˌbɔːl/ n
  1. a projectile fired from a cannon: usually a solid round metal shot
 vb (intransitive)
  1. often followed by along, etc: to rush along, like a cannonball
 adj
  1. very fast or powerful
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