| Fleet went toppling over backwards, sending his armful of cannonballs clattering across the deck. |
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| Not when you were carried to the orlop deck full of king-sized splinters from cannonballs smashing through wooden hulls, I imagine. |
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| They're an entirely dysfunctional lot, from a long line of eccentric ancestors that includes a couple of human cannonballs. |
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| It got cold on the gun decks and the indentations in the brass monkey would get smaller than the iron cannonballs they were holding. |
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| We had been told that cannonballs were scattered liberally over this small bay, but seeing them in situ was something else. |
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| Indeed, cannonballs were regularly lobbed into the water from the three reconstructed forts. |
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| The wreck has been heavily excavated by archaeologists, but worn iron guns, cannonballs and small pieces are still to be found. |
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| Dozens of rounds of ammo, bombs and even cannonballs are fired at the trio, yet don't produce one scratch. |
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| Of course, it might be a good idea if you make friends with some of the nearby residents before you do naked cannonballs into their neighbourhood swimming hole. |
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| They eat Burger King, have freestyle rap battles, listen to heavy metal, e-mail their families, play golf and do cannonballs off the diving board in the palace swimming pool. |
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| Recent finds include copper pins marked with the broad arrow of the Admiralty, copper sheathing, pan weights, musket balls, cannonballs and a sounding lead. |
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| As we approach the rumble of guns grows louder and alternates with the whir of cannonballs, which begin to attract his attention. |
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| But still, I usually like to lounge about in a chaise lounge or something while everyone else is doing cannonballs and jackknives and freakish flips off the diving board. |
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| Also uncovered were musket balls, cannonballs, a grenade and tools. |
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| The wave can also propel solid projectiles, such as cannonballs. |
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| Mortars, as seen in the top right and bottom left hand pictures, were used to fire cannonballs over walls into a courtyard to kill soldiers and cause general damage. |
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| Using the manual option allows you to attempt to disable the enemy boat's sails with chain shot, destroy the boat's hull with cannonballs, or kill off the crew with grapeshot. |
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| But still, I usually like to lounge about in a chaise longue or something while everyone else is doing cannonballs and jackknives and freakish flips off the diving board. |
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| During the American Revolution, bog iron cannonballs were cast for the colonial forces. |
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| The Crawshay family crest included a pile of cannonballs in token of the crucial role of their ironworks. |
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| In May 1684, as a punishment for Genoese support for Spain, the city was subjected to a French naval bombardment, with some 13,000 cannonballs aimed at the city. |
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| Three of the cannonballs remain on site as testament to the siege. |
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