"human cannonball" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: human cannonballs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} human cannonball (plural human cannonballs)
  1. A circus performer who is launched from a specially designed cannon. Wikipedia link: human cannonball Categories (topical): Circus, People Translations (A circus performer): homme-canon [masculine] (French)

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