fireball

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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.

Derived terms

• fireballer

Translations

A ball of fire

Danish: ildkugle (da) c., kuglelyn (da) n. Dutch: vuurbol (nl) m. Esperanto: fajropilko (eo)

German: Feuerball (de) m. Hungarian: tűzgolyó (hu) Volapük: filaglöp (vo)

An explosion, which results in a fireball

Danish: ildkugle (da) c. German: Feuerball (de) m.

Volapük: filaglöp (vo)

A meteor bright enough to cast shadows

Danish: meteor (da) c. French: bolide (fr) m.

German: Feuerball (de) m. Volapük: filaglöp meteorik (vo)

A class of sailing dinghy

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French: boule de feu f. Italian: palla di fuoco f.

See also

• comet
• meteorite