cannonball

Definition

A spherical projectile fired from a smoothbore cannon.

Etymology

From cannon + ball from being a round ball that is fired from a cannon.

Example Sentences

• "The New Yorker, 30 August 2004, p.40"
• "The cannonball could be called the S.U.V. of the pool — oversized, brash, hormonally hardwired."
• "Meetings of the model train club always begin with the song "Wabash Cannonball"."

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