Cannonball (disambiguation)
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A cannonball is round shot ammunition for a cannon.
Cannonball or cannon ball may also refer to:
Biology
[edit]- Couroupita guianensis, an evergreen tree commonly called the cannonball tree
- Sphaerobolus, a genus commonly known as the cannonball fungi
- Cannonball jellyfish, a species of jellyfish
Film and television
[edit]- 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, a fictional train in the television series Petticoat Junction
Music
[edit]Albums
[edit]- Cannonball (album), by Pat Green, 2006
- Cannonball!!!, by Bleubird, 2012
Songs
[edit]- "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, 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, 2009
- "Cannonball", by ZZ Ward from The Storm, 2017
People and characters
[edit]- Cannonball (nickname), a list of people
- Cannonball (comics), 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
[edit]- Cannon Ball, North Dakota, a city
- Cannonball River, a tributary of the Missouri River
- Cannonball Cliffs, Alexander Island, Antarctica
Trains
[edit]- The Cannon Ball, a Boston & Maine Railroad 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 with the Pennsylvania Railroad, Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, and the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, from New York to Norfolk, Virginia
Other uses
[edit]- Cannonball (diving), a diving maneuver
- Cannonball (missile), 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, a Salt Lake City-based musical instrument manufacturer
- Cannon Ball roller coaster, a wooden roller coaster at Lake Winnepesaukah, Georgia/Tennessee border
- Cannonball problem, a mathematical problem
- Cannon Ball Route, an early auto route between Kansas City and Chicago
- Operation Cannonball, a Central Intelligence Agency operation
- Cannonball Motorcycle Club, an outlaw motorcycle club in Finland
See also
[edit]- Cannonball Run (disambiguation)
- Cannon & Ball, a British comedy double act