Synonyms for cannonball
ˈkæn ənˌbɔlcan·non·ball

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1. cannonball, cannon ball, round shotnoun

   a solid projectile that in former times was fired from a cannon

   Synonyms:
   round shot, cannon ball

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1. • Projectile

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1. List of paraphrases for "cannonball":

   bomb, cannon, screw-up

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How to say cannonball in sign language?

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How to use cannonball in a sentence?

1. Charles V:

   Name me and emperor who was ever struck by a cannonball.

2. Liza Dougherty:

   The divers would come down, pull up a cannonball and there would be two beneath it.

3. Charles V:

   Name me an emperor who was ever struck by a cannonball.