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fireball

/ˈfaɪəɹˌbɔl/ noun B2
  1. A ball of fire, especially one associated with an explosion, or (fiction, mythology) thrown as a weapon.
  2. A feisty, strong-willed person. (figuratively, informal)
  3. Synonym of fastball (“a high-speed pitch of a baseball”). (figuratively)
  4. A bright glow caused by a spacecraft re-entering an atmosphere.
  5. A meteor bright enough to cast shadows; a bolide.
  6. A class of sailing dinghy with a single trapeze and a symmetrical spinnaker, sailed by a crew of two.
  7. A bag or ball filled with combustible material which is thrown as a weapon or to set something alight.
  8. A charge depicting a disc-shaped bombshell with flames emitted from the top, or sometimes from the top, bottom, and on either side.

Plural fireballs

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