cannonball in Japanese
cannonball in Japanese is 砲弾 — cannonball means a round metal projectile fired from a cannon.
cannonball in Japanese
砲弾
Pronounced: hōdan
A spherical projectile fired from a smoothbore cannon.
What does "cannonball" mean?
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noun A round metal projectile fired from a cannon.
"Museum visitors can see cannonballs recovered from the old shipwreck."
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noun A jump into water with knees tucked to the chest, made to create a big splash.
"He ran off the diving board and did a cannonball right next to his sister."
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verb To dive into water in this tucked, splashy style.
"The kids kept cannonballing off the dock all afternoon."
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cannonball in a sentence
- Museum visitors can see cannonballs recovered from the old shipwreck.
- He ran off the diving board and did a cannonball right next to his sister.
- The kids kept cannonballing off the dock all afternoon.
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What is "cannonball" in Japanese?
"cannonball" in Japanese is 砲弾. cannonball means: A round metal projectile fired from a cannon.
How do you pronounce 砲弾?
"cannonball" in Japanese is 砲弾, pronounced "hōdan".
How do you use "cannonball" in a sentence?
Example: "Museum visitors can see cannonballs recovered from the old shipwreck." In Japanese, "cannonball" is 砲弾.
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