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Cannonball (other)
A cannonball is round shot ammunition for a cannon. Cannonball or cannon ball may also refer to: Biology * ''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 * ''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 Albums * ''Cannonball'' (album), by Pat Green, 2006 * ''Cannonball!!!'', by Bleubird, 2012 Songs * "Wabash Cannonball", American folk song * "Cannonball" (The Breeders song), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 large-caliber gun is also called a cannonball. The cast iron cannonball was introduced by French artillery engineers after 1450; it had the capacity to reduce traditional English castle wall fortifications to rubble. French armories would cast a tubular cannon body in a single piece, and cannonballs took the shape of a sphere initially made from stone material. Advances in gunpowder manufacturing soon led the replacement of stone cannonballs with cast iron ones. Round shot was made in early times from dressed stone, referred to as gunstone (Middle English: ''gunneston''), but by the 17th century, from iron. It was used as the most accurate projectile that could be fired by a smoothbore cannon, used to batter the wooden hulls of oppos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cannonball (Lea Michele Song)
"Cannonball" is the debut single by American singer Lea Michele. The song was released onto iTunes on December 10, 2013 and made its radio debut on ''Elvis Duran and the Morning Show'' on December 16, 2013. The song was written by Sia, Benny Blanco, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen and Saud, and was produced by Stargate and Blanco. "Cannonball" received mostly positive reviews from music critics, who praised Michele's vocal delivery. The song peaked at number 75 on the official ''Billboard'' singles chart in the United States and sold 51,000 digital copies in its first week of sale. Theme and composition In an interview with MTV, Michele said that "Cannonball" was the song that helped her cope in the aftermath of her boyfriend and co-star Cory Monteith's death, in the summer of 2013. Initially, Michele did not plan on having the song be a part of the album, which she had finished recording in June; but after Monteith died aged 31 in July, Michele put her album on hold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cannonball (comics)
Samuel Zachary "Sam" Guthrie is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Bob McLeod (comics), Bob McLeod, the character First appearance, first appeared in ''Marvel Graphic Novel'' #4 (September 1982). Guthrie belongs to the subspecies of humans called Mutant (Marvel Comics), mutants, who are born with superhuman abilities. He possesses the power to fly at Jet aircraft, jet speeds while encased in an impenetrable Force field (science fiction), force field. He is known under the codename Cannonball. The eldest of a large Kentucky coal mining family, Samuel Guthrie is a founding member of the X-Men's junior team, the New Mutants. Several of his siblings are also mutants who have joined X-Men-related teams. Guthrie served as X-Force's second-in-command and field leader, eventually joining the X-Men as the first member of a secondary team to "graduate" to the main team. He was also a member of the Avengers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
