fireball
IPA: fˈaɪɝbɔɫ
noun
- A ball of fire, especially one associated with an explosion.
- (astronomy) A meteor bright enough to cast shadows.
- (figurative) A feisty, strong-willed person.
- (sailing) A class of sailing dinghy with a single trapeze and a symmetrical spinnaker, sailed by a crew of two.
- (heraldry) A charge made of a disc-shaped bomb shell, with four sets of flames, at the top, bottom and on either side.
- (military, historical) A ball filled with combustibles to be thrown among enemies.
verb
- (intransitive) To explode in a ball of flame.
- (baseball) To pitch the ball very fast.
- (transitive, fantasy) To attack with balls of fire.
adjective
- (slang) Excellent; terrific.
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Examples of "fireball" in Sentences
- A fireball is starting to form...
- They are able to conjure fireballs.
- There was little evidence of a fireball.
- A huge fireball then illuminates the sky.
- The fireballs remain the primary obstacle.
- Also, the satellite explodes into a fireball.
- At the moment of the explosion, the fireball is formed.
- A plane became a big fireball , a big and silent fireball.
- The Hiroshima fireball was in diameter, with a temperature of.
- The flaming tires ignite the gas, turning the pickup into a fireball.
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