砲ほう丸がん

noun

cannonball

Historical or military term for a solid projectile fired from a cannon.

• 城じょう壁へきに砲ほう丸がんが打うち込こまれた。

  Cannonballs were fired into the castle walls.

noun

shot (shot put)

Sports term; the heavy metal ball used in the shot put event. Often appears in the compound 砲丸投げ (shot put).

See also: 砲丸投げ

• 彼かれは砲ほう丸がんを遠とおくまで投なげた。

  He threw the shot a long way.

• 砲ほう丸がん投なげの選せん手しゅは毎まい日にち練れん習しゅうしている。

  The shot put athlete practices every day.