cannonball

B2
Pronunciation
Noun
2 definition(s)
1 Definition

(artillery)

2 Definition

The act of running and jumping in a flexed position into a swimming pool to create a large splash, mimicking the flight and shape of a cannonball.

Example Sentences
  • The New Yorker, 30 August 2004, p.40
Verb
2 definition(s)
1 Definition

To jump/dive into water doing a cannonball landing.

Example Sentences
  • He cannonballed into the pool, drenching us all.
2 Definition

To careen; to move rapidly

Interjection
1 definition(s)
1 Definition

Yelled when jumping/diving into the water, doing a cannonball landing.