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can·non·ball
also cannon ball (kăn′ən-bôl′)n.
1. A round projectile fired from a cannon.
2. A jump into water made with the arms grasping the upraised knees, usually intended to make a big splash.
3. Something, such as a fast train, that moves with great speed.
4. Sports A fast low serve in tennis.
intr.v. can·non·balled, can·non·ball·ing, can·non·balls
1. To travel with great speed.
2. To jump into water while grasping one's upraised knees with one's arms.
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cannonball
(ˈkænənˌbɔːl)n
1. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a projectile fired from a cannon: usually a solid round metal shot
2. (Tennis) tennis
a. a very fast low serve
b. (as modifier): a cannonball serve.
3. (Swimming, Water Sports & Surfing) a jump into water by a person who has his or her arms tucked into the body to form a ball
vb (intr)
4. (often foll by: along, etc) to rush along, like a cannonball
5. (Swimming, Water Sports & Surfing) to execute a cannonball jump
adj
very fast or powerful
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can•non•ball
(ˈkæn ənˌbɔl)n.
1. a missile, usu. round and made of iron or steel, designed to be fired from a cannon.
2. something that moves with great speed, as an express train.
3. a dive made in a curled-up position with the arms pressing the knees against the chest.
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cannonball
Past participle: cannonballed
Gerund: cannonballing
| Imperative |
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| cannonball |
| cannonball |
| Present |
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| I cannonball |
| you cannonball |
| he/she/it cannonballs |
| we cannonball |
| you cannonball |
| they cannonball |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I cannonballed |
| you cannonballed |
| he/she/it cannonballed |
| we cannonballed |
| you cannonballed |
| they cannonballed |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am cannonballing |
| you are cannonballing |
| he/she/it is cannonballing |
| we are cannonballing |
| you are cannonballing |
| they are cannonballing |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have cannonballed |
| you have cannonballed |
| he/she/it has cannonballed |
| we have cannonballed |
| you have cannonballed |
| they have cannonballed |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was cannonballing |
| you were cannonballing |
| he/she/it was cannonballing |
| we were cannonballing |
| you were cannonballing |
| they were cannonballing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had cannonballed |
| you had cannonballed |
| he/she/it had cannonballed |
| we had cannonballed |
| you had cannonballed |
| they had cannonballed |
| Future |
|---|
| I will cannonball |
| you will cannonball |
| he/she/it will cannonball |
| we will cannonball |
| you will cannonball |
| they will cannonball |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have cannonballed |
| you will have cannonballed |
| he/she/it will have cannonballed |
| we will have cannonballed |
| you will have cannonballed |
| they will have cannonballed |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be cannonballing |
| you will be cannonballing |
| he/she/it will be cannonballing |
| we will be cannonballing |
| you will be cannonballing |
| they will be cannonballing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been cannonballing |
| you have been cannonballing |
| he/she/it has been cannonballing |
| we have been cannonballing |
| you have been cannonballing |
| they have been cannonballing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been cannonballing |
| you will have been cannonballing |
| he/she/it will have been cannonballing |
| we will have been cannonballing |
| you will have been cannonballing |
| they will have been cannonballing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been cannonballing |
| you had been cannonballing |
| he/she/it had been cannonballing |
| we had been cannonballing |
| you had been cannonballing |
| they had been cannonballing |
| Conditional |
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| I would cannonball |
| you would cannonball |
| he/she/it would cannonball |
| we would cannonball |
| you would cannonball |
| they would cannonball |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have cannonballed |
| you would have cannonballed |
| he/she/it would have cannonballed |
| we would have cannonballed |
| you would have cannonballed |
| they would have cannonballed |
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Noun 1. [画像:cannonball - a solid projectile that in former times was fired from a cannon]cannonball - a solid projectile that in former times was fired from a cannon
projectile, missile - a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled
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Translations
قَذيفَةُ المَدْفَع
dělová koule
kanonkugle
ágyúgolyó
fallbyssukúla
delová guľa
top güllesi
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cannon
(ˈkӕnən) – plurals ˈcannons ~ˈcannon – noun a type of large gun used formerly, mounted on a carriage. kanon مَدْفَع топ canhão kanón, dělo die Kanone kanon κανόνι cañón suurtükk توپ kanuuna canon תותח तोप top ágyú meriam fallbyssa cannone 大砲 대포 pabūklas, patranka lielgabals meriam kanon kanon armata, działo توپ، توپخانه canhão tun пушка kanón top top kanon ปืนใหญ่ top 加農砲,大砲,機關砲 гармата توپ súng đại bác 加农炮,大炮
verb (with into) to hit or collide with. He came rushing round the corner and cannoned into me. bots يَصْطَدِمُ بِ сблъсквам се colidir narazit, vrazit do prallen brase; ramle πέφτω πάνω σε, συγκρούομαι chocar kokku põrkama خوردن به؛ برخورد کردن با törmätä rentrer dans לְהִתנָגֵש गोलाबारी करना udariti, sudariti se összeütközik menabrak keyra inn í, rekast á scontrarsi 激突する 부딪치다 trenktis ietriekties; saskrieties melanggar opbotsen (tegen) brase inn i, løpe rett på, kollidere zderzać się, wpadać تصادف colidir a intra (în) сталкиваться vraziť do zaleteti se sudariti se törna (köra) emot (rakt på, in i) ชน şiddetle çarpmak/vurmak 碰撞 налетіти ٹکرا جانا va vào 碰撞
ˈcannonball noun a ball of iron, shot from a cannon. kanonkoeël قَذيفَةُ المَدْفَع гюлле bala de canhão dělová koule die Kanonenkugel kanonkugle μπάλα κανονιού, βλήμα bala de cañón suurtükikuul گلولۀ توپ tykinkuula boulet de canon פְּגַז תּוֹתָח तोप का गोला topovsko tane ágyúgolyó peluru fallbyssukúla palla di cannone 砲弾 포탄 patrankos sviedinys lielgabala lode peluru meriam kanonskogel kanonkule kula armatnia توپ،مرمی bala de canhão ghiulea пушечное ядро delová guľa topovska krogla topovsko đule kanonkula ลูกกระสุนเหล็กขนาดใหญ่ top güllesi (舊時球形鐵製)炮彈 артилерійське ядро توپ کا گولہ đạn đại bác 炮弹
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