Plural of cannonball
regular plural
The plural of cannonball is cannonballs.
Forms of cannonball
| Singular | cannonball /ˈkænənˌbɔːl/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | cannonballs |
| Countable | countable |
Cannonballs in a sentence
- The muscles of their calves and upper arms were like cannonballs.1969, Kurt Vonnegut, chapter 5, in Slaughterhouse-Five, New York: Dial, published 2005, page 119. From the entry chin
- Gray was investigating boxes and boxes of fascinating weaponry—grapeshot, chainshot, minié balls, cannonballs, bayonets, landmines—when a voice intruded.2001, Stephen King, Dreamcatcher: A Novel, →ISBN, page 603. From the entry chainshot
Meaning of cannonball
- noun A spherical projectile fired from a smoothbore cannon.
- noun An explosive-filled hollow iron sphere fused through a hole and intended to explode at a calculated distance rather than explode on impact.
- noun 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.
Questions about the plural of cannonball
- What is the plural of cannonball?
- The plural of cannonball is cannonballs.
- Is cannonball countable?
- Cannonball is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: cannonball (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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