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Webster 1913 Edition
Fireball
Fire′ballˊ
,Noun.
1.
(Mil.)
A ball filled with powder or other combustibles, intended to be thrown among enemies, and to injure by explosion; also, to set fire to their works and light them up, so that movements may be seen.
Webster 1828 Edition
Fireball
FI'REBALL
, n.1.
A grenade; a ball filled with powder or other combustibles, intended to be thrown among enemies, and to injure by explosion.2.
A meteor which passes rapidly through the air and displodes.Definition 2024
fireball
fireball
English
Nuclear fireball - definitions 1 or 2
Noun
fireball (plural fireballs)
- A ball of fire.
- An explosion, which results in a fireball.
- (astronomy) A meteor bright enough to cast shadows.
- A class of sailing dinghy with a single trapeze and a symmetrical spinnaker, sailed by a crew of two.
Derived terms
Translations
a ball of fire
an explosion, which results in a fireball
a meteor bright enough to cast shadows
a class of sailing dinghy