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tykinkuula
puhekieltä
A spherical projectile fired from a smoothbore cannon; a solid shot; a solid round shot; a ball.
An explosive-filled hollow iron sphere fused through a hole and intended to explode at a calculated distance rather than explode on impact.
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.
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The cannonball could be called the S.U.V. of the pool — oversized, brash, hormonally hardwired.
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The New Yorker, 30 August 2004, p.40
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I would call it a water-entry stunt, not a dive.
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The New Yorker, 30 August 2004, p.40, quoting "Coach O'Brien"
puhekieltä Something that moves fast.
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Meetings of the model train club always begin with the song "Wabash Cannonball".
puhekieltä A served ball that travels with great speed and describes little or no arc in flight.
To jump/dive into water doing a cannonball landing.
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He cannonballed into the pool, drenching us all.
Yelled when jumping/diving into the water, doing a cannonball landing.
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