cannonball B2 Topic:Materials & Substances Also spelled cannon-ball US /ˈkænənˌbɔːl/ See IPA manual Freq #18529 Meanings 1 noun A heavy metal ball that was fired from a cannon in the past. Old cannonballs are still found buried near the battlefield. 2 noun A jump into water with the knees pulled up to make a big splash. He did a huge cannonball off the diving board and soaked everyone nearby. 3 verb To jump into water with the knees pulled up to make a big splash. The kids cannonballed into the pool one after another. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a heavy metal ball that was... cannon ballround shotsolid shot Word family Forms cannonballs Derived forms cannonballer Related forms backflopbellyflopjack-knife Etymology From cannon + ball from being a round ball that is fired from a cannon. Topics Materials & Substances External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # cannonball **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /ˈkænənˌbɔːl/ **Frequency rank:** 18529 ## Meanings 1. A heavy metal ball that was fired from a cannon in the past. 2. A jump into water with the knees pulled up to make a big splash. 3. To jump into water with the knees pulled up to make a big splash. ## Examples - Old cannonballs are still found buried near the battlefield. - He did a huge cannonball off the diving board and soaked everyone nearby. - The kids cannonballed into the pool one after another. ## Derived Forms - cannonballer ## Related Forms - backflop - bellyflop - jack-knife ## Etymology From cannon + ball from being a round ball that is fired from a cannon. ## Topics - Materials & Substances markdown