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cannonball 1. Tennis a. a very fast low serve b. (as modifier): a cannonball serve 2. a jump into water by a person who has his arms tucked into the body to form a ball cannonball [′kan·ən‚bȯl] (ordnance) A missile that is spheroidal in shape and fired from a cannon. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Here he was interrupted by a loud report, and a cannonball came tearing through the trees and pitched in the sand not a hundred yards from where we two were talking. With the report an iron cannonball about five inches in diameter struck Hooja's dugout just above the water-line, tore a great splintering hole in its side, turned it over, and dumped its occupants into the sea. When the soldier is hit by a cannonball, rags are as becoming as purple. |
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