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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
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cannonball
[′kan·ən‚bȯl] (ordnance)
A missile that is spheroidal in shape and fired from a cannon.
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