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Fireball

/ˈfaɪə(ɹ)bɔːl/

A ball of fire, especially one associated with an explosion.

📖 Definitions of "Fireball"

noun
  1. 1

    A ball of fire, especially one associated with an explosion.

  2. 2

    A meteor bright enough to cast shadows.

  3. 3

    A class of sailing dinghy with a single trapeze and a symmetrical spinnaker, sailed by a crew of two.

  4. 4

    A charge made of a disc-shaped bomb shell, with four sets of flames, at the top, bottom and on either side.

verb
  1. 1

    To explode in a ball of flame.

    "The car swerved off a road, hit a wall, and fireballed as the petrol tank exploded."

  2. 2

    To pitch the ball very fast.

  3. 3

    To attack with balls of fire.

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