CANNONBALL


Meaning of CANNONBALL in English

I. ˈka-nən-ˌbȯl noun

Date: 1655

1. : a usually round solid missile made for firing from a cannon

2. : a jump into water made with the arms holding the knees tight against the chest

3. : a hard flat tennis service

4. : an express train

II. intransitive verb

Date: 1951

: to travel with great speed

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.