fireball Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun an especially luminous meteor (sometimes exploding)
bolide.
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noun a highly energetic and indefatigable person
human dynamo; ball of fire; powerhouse.
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noun a ball of fire (such as the sun or a ball-shaped discharge of lightning)
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noun the luminous center of a nuclear explosion
WordNet
Fire"ball` noun
Definitions
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(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. -
A luminous meteor, resembling a ball of fire passing rapidly through the air, and sometimes exploding. large mass of fire caused by a large explosion, as of inflammable liquids or a nuclear explosion
