cannonball

also n.

1. A round projectile fired from a cannon.
2. A jump into water made with the arms grasping the upraised knees.
3. Something, such as a fast train, moving with great speed.
4. Sports. A fast low serve in tennis.

intr.v., -non·balled, also -non balled, -non·ball·ing, -non ball·ing, -non·balls, -non balls.

1. To travel with great speed.
2. To jump into water while grasping one's upraised knees with one's arms.

n. a round metal or stone projectile fired from a cannon.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a solid projectile that in former times was fired from a cannon
  Synonyms: cannonball, round shot

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - kanonkugle
v. intr. - køre race, springe i vandet som en kugle

Nederlands (Dutch)
kanonskogel

Français (French)
n. - boulet de canon, boulet
v. intr. - parcourir très vite, faire la bombe (en plongeant)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Kanonenkugel, schneller Aufschlag mit fast gerader Flugbahn (Tennis)
v. - sich mit hoher Geschwindigkeit bewegen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μύδρος, μπάλα κανονιού

Italiano (Italian)
palla di cannone

Português (Portuguese)
n. - bala (f) de canhão

Русский (Russian)
пушечное ядро

Español (Spanish)
n. - bala de cañón
v. intr. - tirar con balas de cañón

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kanonkula

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
炮弹, 快速而费力地行驶

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 炮彈
v. intr. - 快速而費力地行駛

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 포탄, 무릎 껴안고 하는 다이빙, 강속서브, 특급열차
v. intr. - 탄환처럼 빠르게 달리다, 무릎 껴안고 다이빙하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 砲弾, 弾丸列車

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) قذيفه مدفع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮כדור מתכת גדול הנורה ע"י תותח‬
v. intr. - ‮ירה כדור מתכת גדול‬

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