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fireball |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Fireball \Fire"ball`\, n. Ball, or globular, lightning. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Fireball \Fire"ball`\, n. a (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. b A luminous meteor, resembling a ball of fire passing rapidly through the air, and sometimes exploding. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: fireball n 1: a highly energetic and indefatigable person [syn: {powerhouse}, {human dynamo}, {ball of fire}] 2: a ball of fire (such as the sun or a ball-shaped discharge of lightning) 3: the luminous center of a nuclear explosion 4: a very luminous meteor (sometimes exploding) [syn: {bolide}]
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