Hypertext Webster Gateway: "fireball"
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) 1.7 (wn)
fireball
n 1: an especially luminous meteor (sometimes exploding) [syn: {bolide}]
2: a highly energetic and indefatigable person [syn: {powerhouse},
{human dynamo}, {ball of fire}]
3: a ball of fire (such as the sun or a ball-shaped discharge
of lightning)
4: the luminous center of a nuclear explosion
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