fireball

English

Nuclear fireball - definitions 1 or 2

Etymology

fire +‎ ball

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

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