cannonball vs munition

cannonball

noun
  • A spherical projectile fired from a smoothbore cannon. 

  • 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. 

  • An explosive-filled hollow iron sphere fused through a hole and intended to explode at a calculated distance rather than explode on impact. 

  • Something that moves fast, especially a fast train. 

  • A served ball that travels with great speed and describes little or no arc in flight. 

verb
  • To jump or dive into water, performing a cannonball landing. 

  • To career; to move rapidly. 

munition

noun
  • Bombs, rockets, missiles (complete explosive devices, in contrast to e.g. guns). 

  • Materials of war: armaments, weapons and ammunition. 

verb
  • To supply with munitions. 

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