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CANNONBALL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A solid projectile that in former times was fired from a cannon
Synonyms:
cannon ball; cannonball; round shot
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("cannonball" is a kind of...):
missile; projectile (a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled)