cannonball A round shot (also called solid shot or simply ball) is a solid spherical projectile without explosive charge, launched from a gun. Its diameter is slightly less than the bore of the barrel from which it is shot. A round shot fired from a la ...

is round shot ammunition for a cannon. Cannonball or cannon ball may also refer to:

Biology

* ''

Couroupita guianensis ''Couroupita guianensis'', known by a variety of common names including cannonball tree, is a deciduous tree in the flowering plant family Lecythidaceae. It is native to the tropical forests of Central and South America, and it is cultivated in ...

'', an evergreen tree commonly called the cannonball tree * ''

Sphaerobolus image:Sphaerobolus-stellatus.jpg, Stages in the liberation of the peridiolum by ''Sphaerobolus stellatus'' ''Sphaerobolus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Geastraceae. Commonly known as the "shotgun fungus", "artillery fungus" or "cannonball f ...

'', a genus commonly known as the cannonball fungi *

Cannonball jellyfish The cannonball jellyfish (''Stomolophus meleagris''), also known as the cabbagehead jellyfish, is a species of jellyfish in the family Stomolophidae. Its common name derives from its similarity to a cannonball in shape and size. Its dome-shaped b ...

, a species of jellyfish

Film and television

* ''Cannonball'' (film), a 1976 film inspired by "Cannon Ball" Baker * ''Cannonball'' (TV series), a TV show about two truck drivers, produced in Canada in 1958–59 and syndicated in the U.S. in 1959–60 * ''Cannonball'' (Australian game show) * ''Cannonball'' (British game show) * ''Cannonball'' (American game show) * "Cannonball", a 2003 episode of '' Lilo & Stitch: The Series'' * ''

Hooterville Cannonball The ''Hooterville Cannonball'' is a fictional railroad train featured in ''Petticoat Junction'', an American situation comedy that originally aired on CBS from 1963 to 1970. The train was considered an "important character" by the show's producers ...

'', a fictional train in the television series ''Petticoat Junction''

Music

Albums

* ''Cannonball'' (album), by Pat Green, 2006 * ''

Cannonball!!! ''Cannonball!!!'' is a 2012 studio album by American rapper Bleubird, released on Fake Four Inc. Production is handled by Astronautalis and Radical Face. "Time 4real" features a guest appearance from Ceschi. Critical reception Thomas Quinlan of ...

'', by Bleubird, 2012

Songs

* "Cannonball" (The Breeders song), 1993 * "Cannonball" (Damien Rice song), 2002; covered by Little Mix, 2011 * "Cannonball" (Duane Eddy song), 1958 * "Cannonball" (Lea Michele song), 2013 * "Cannonball" (Showtek and Justin Prime song), 2013 * "Cannonball" (Skylar Grey song), 2015 * "Cannonball" (Supertramp song), 1985 * "Cannonball" (Tom Dice song), 2017 * "Cannonball", by Alestorm from ''

Seventh Rum of a Seventh Rum ''Seventh Rum of a Seventh Rum'' is the seventh studio album by Scottish heavy metal band Alestorm. It was released on 24 June 2022 via Napalm Records. The album title is a reference to Iron Maiden's 1988 album '' Seventh Son of a Seventh Son' ...

'', 2022 * "Cannonball", by Brandi Carlile from '' The Story'', 2007 * "Cannonball", by Dog Eat Dog, 2005 * "Cannonball", by Five Iron Frenzy from '' The End Is Near'', 2004 * "Cannonball", by Grouplove from '' Big Mess'', 2016 * "Cannonball", by Gudda Gudda, featuring

Drake Drake may refer to: Animals * A male duck People and fictional characters * Drake (surname), a list of people and fictional characters with the family name * Drake (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name ...

, 2009

People and characters

* Cannonball (nickname), a list of people *

Cannonball (comics) Cannonball (Samuel Zachary Guthrie) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with the X-Men. Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Bob McLeod, Cannonball first appeared in '' ...

, a Marvel Comics character associated with the X-Men * Cannonball (G.I. Joe), a fictional character in the G.I. Joe universe * Cannonball (Transformers), the Decepticon space pirate in the ''Transformers'' toy line * Cannonball, also known as Experiment 520, a fictional alien character in the ''Lilo & Stitch'' franchise

Places

Cannon Ball, North Dakota Cannon Ball is a census-designated place (CDP) on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation and in Sioux County, North Dakota, United States. It is located in the northeastern part of Sioux County, having developed at the confluence of the Cannonball ...

, a city * Cannonball River, a tributary of the Missouri River *

Cannonball Cliffs The Cannonball Cliffs () are cliffs at the south side of the terminus of Neptune Glacier on the east side of Alexander Island, Antarctica. The feature consists of two east–west ridges about high, joined by a narrow north–south ridge. The fe ...

, Alexander Island, Antarctica

Trains

* The ''Cannon Ball'', a

Boston & Maine Railroad The Boston and Maine Railroad was a U.S. Class I railroad in northern New England. Originally chartered in 1835, it became part of what was the Pan Am Railways network in 1983 (most of which was purchased by CSX in 2022). At the end of 1970, ...

train from Boston to Plymouth, New Hampshire * The ''Cannonball'' (LIRR train), a seasonal train operated by the Long Island Rail Road along its Montauk Branch * The ''Cannon Ball'' a train operated by the

Norfolk & Western Railway The Norfolk and Western Railway , commonly called the N&W, was a US class I railroad, formed by more than 200 railroad mergers between 1838 and 1982. It was headquartered in Roanoke, Virginia, for most of its existence. Its motto was "Precisi ...

with the Pennsylvania Railroad, Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, and the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, from New York to Norfolk, Virginia

Other uses

* Cannonball (diving), a diving maneuver *

Cannonball (missile) The Cannonball Missile also known as the D-40 was designed by the Applied Physics Laboratory of the Johns Hopkins University under a United States Navy contract in the early 1950s. The missile originally started out as an anti-ship missile to be la ...

, originally intended to be a US Navy anti-ship missile, later developed as an anti-tank missile * ''Cannonball'' (novel), a novel by Joseph McElroy *

Cannonball Musical Instruments Cannonball Musical Instruments is a manufacturer of saxophones, clarinets, trumpets, flutes, trombones, and musical instrument accessories. The company was founded in 1996 by musicians Tevis and Sheryl Laukat, and is based in Sandy, Utah. Cannonb ...

, a Salt Lake City-based musical instrument manufacturer *

Cannon Ball roller coaster Cannon Ball is a wooden roller coaster at Lake Winnepesaukah amusement park. Designed by John C. Allen and built by Philadelphia Toboggan Company (today called Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters (PTC) is one of the ol ...

, a wooden roller coaster at Lake Winnepesaukah, Georgia/Tennessee border *

Cannonball problem In the mathematics of figurate numbers, the cannonball problem asks which numbers are both square and square pyramidal. The problem can be stated as: given a square arrangement of cannonballs, for what size squares can these cannonballs also be a ...

, a mathematical problem *

Cannon Ball Route The Cannon Ball Route was a historic auto trail that ran from Kansas City, Missouri, east-northeast to Chicago, Illinois, by way of Hannibal, Missouri, and Quincy, Illinois. A branch of the route connected the Missouri section of the highway to ...

, an early auto route between Kansas City and Chicago *

Operation Cannonball Operation Cannonball is an American Central Intelligence Agency operation disclosed in 2008. Beginning in 2006, it was intended as part of an effort to capture Osama bin Laden and eliminate Al Qaeda forces in Pakistan. There was reportedly "moun ...

, a Central Intelligence Agency operation *

Cannonball Motorcycle Club The Cannonball Motorcycle Club (CMC) is an outlaw motorcycle club in Finland and Estonia. Founded in Helsinki in 1991, the club has eleven chapters and a membership of over two-hundred. Cannonball MC is designated an organized crime group by th ...

, an outlaw motorcycle club in Finland