Assertion: cannonball | /r/HasProperty | lost speed
Facets:
value: so rapidly
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: The early United States rifles had a muzzle velocity about the same as the smoothbore, but whereas the round shot of the smoothbore lost speed so rapidly that at 2,000 yards its striking velocity was only about a third of the muzzle velocity, the more streamlined rifle projectile lost speed very slowly.