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Määritelmät

Verbit

1. (intransitive) To jump or dive into water, performing a cannonball landing.
2. (intransitive) To career; to move rapidly.

Substantiivit

1. A spherical projectile fired from a smoothbore cannon.
2. An explosive-filled hollow iron sphere fused through a hole and intended to explode at a calculated distance rather than explode on impact.
3. (diving) The act of jumping (typically into a swimming pool) with the legs bent and the arms wrapped around the knees to create a large splash, mimicking the flight and shape of a cannonball.
4. (slang, figuratively) Something that moves fast, especially a fast train.
5. (tennis) A served ball that travels with great speed and describes little or no arc in flight.