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Webster 1913 Edition


Fireball

Fire′ballˊ

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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)

  1. A ball of fire.
  2. An explosion, which results in a fireball.
  3. (astronomy) A meteor bright enough to cast shadows.
  4. A class of sailing dinghy with a single trapeze and a symmetrical spinnaker, sailed by a crew of two.

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