A cannonball is round shot ammunition for a cannon. By analogy, cannonball is also the name or nickname of:
- A diving technique in swimming; unlike competitive diving techniques, however, its purpose is to maximize, rather than minimize, splash upon water entry.
People
- Cannonball Adderley, jazz alto saxophonist
- Erwin Baker ("Cannon Ball" Baker), (1882–1960), man who traveled across the USA several times
- Cannonball Baker Sea-To-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash, created in his honor
- Cannonball (film) (1976), a film inspired by Erwin G. "Cannon Ball" Baker and his race
- Cannonball Run (disambiguation), various things related to Erwin G. "Cannon Ball" Baker
- Frank "Cannonball" Richards, a vaudeville performer whose act involved being shot in the gut with a cannonball
Fictional characters
- Experiment 520, a character from Disney's Lilo & Stitch: The Series
- Cannonball (comics), Sam Guthrie, 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
Music albums/songs
- Cannonball (album), an album by Pat Green
- "Cannonball" (The Breeders song), a song by the Breeders from the album Last Splash
- "Cannonball" (Supertramp song), a song by Supertramp from the album Brother Where You Bound
- "Cannonball" (Damien Rice song), a song by Damien Rice from his 2002 album O, covered by Little Mix in 2011
- "Cannonball", a song by Five Iron Frenzy from their 2004 album The End Is Near
- "Cannonball", a song by Dog Eat Dog from their album Walk with Me
- "Cannon Ball", a song by Colin Munroe featuring Drake from his album Colin Munroe is the Unsung Hero.
- "Cannon Ball", a soundtrack featured in the Capcom game Mega Man Zero 3.
- "Cannonball", a song by Brandi Carlile from her album The Story
Places
- Cannon Ball, North Dakota, a city in the USA
Television series
- 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
Trains
- The Cannonball an Illinois Central passenger train routing between Chicago and New Orleans, designated in modern times as the City of New Orleans
- The Cannonball, a train operated by the Long Island Rail Road along its Montauk Branch
Other
- Cannon Ball roller coaster, a wooden roller coaster at Lake Winnepesaukah, Georgia/Tennessee border
- Cannonball Musical Instruments, a Salt Lake City based musical instrument manufacturer
- Cannonball appearance - the name given to the X-ray appearance of lung metastases in malignant neoplasms
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