cannonball

cannonball englannista suomeksi

1. tykinkuula

0. Substantiivi

1. tykinkuula, kuula

2. pommi

2. Verbi

cannonball englanniksi

2. A spherical projectile fired from a smoothbore cannon.

(syn)

3. An explosive-filled hollow iron sphere fused through a hole and intended to explode at a calculated distance rather than explode on impact.

4. The act of jumping (typically into a pool) with the legs bent and the arms wrapped around the knees to create a large splash, mimicking the flight and shape of a cannonball.

5. ''The New Yorker,'' 30 August 2004, p.40

6. The cannonball could be called the S.U.V. of the pool — oversized, brash, hormonally hardwired.

7. Something that moves fast, especially a fast train. transportation

(ux)

8. A served ball that travels with great speed and describes little or no arc in flight.

9. To jump or dive into water, performing a cannonball landing.

''He cannonballed into the pool, drenching us all.''

10. To career; to move rapidly.

''The car cannonballed past.''