can|non|ball

can|non|ball
can|non|ball «KAN uhn BL», noun, adjective, verb.
–n.
1. Also, cannon ball. a large iron or steel ball formerly fired from cannons. Cannonballs were usually solid.
2. a very fast, straight serve in tennis: »

He returned Froehling's cannonball beautifully, breaking him twice in the first set (New Yorker).

3. Informal. anything that moves or travels very fast.
–adj.
Informal. very fast: »

a cannonball delivery.

–v.i.
U.S. Slang. to travel fast and hard: »

The secondary low began cannonballing up the coast, while the Canadian high pushed down into New England (New York Times).


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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