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fireball

/ˈfaɪə(ɹ)bɔːl/

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noun

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

Examples :

"The explosion at the factory sent a huge fireball into the sky. "

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noun

A meteor bright enough to cast shadows.

Examples :

"Last night, a fireball streaked across the sky, so bright that it cast spooky shadows in our backyard. "

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noun

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

Examples :

"My dad and his friend spent the afternoon racing their Fireball dinghies on the lake. "

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noun

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

Examples :

"The old naval textbook described a fearsome weapon: the fireball, a disc-shaped bomb designed to unleash flames in all directions upon impact. "

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A ball filled with combustibles to be thrown among enemies.

Examples :

"During the medieval siege, soldiers hurled a flaming fireball over the castle walls, hoping to ignite the enemy's defenses. "

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verb

To explode in a ball of flame.

Examples :

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

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verb

To pitch the ball very fast.

Examples :

"The baseball pitcher decided to fireball the next batter, hoping for a strikeout. "

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verb

To attack with balls of fire.

Examples :

"The video game character can fireball enemies from a distance. "

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