fireball

ˈfaɪərˌbɔl

Definition

Definition of fireball - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

explosionpowerful explosion, especially of a bomb

The detonation created a massive fireball..

blast

detonation

explosion

personalityfeisty strong-willed person

She's a real fireball, always full of energy.

dynamo

astronomy

TECH.

bright, meteoric object seen in the sky

TECH.

The night sky was lit by a brilliant fireball..

bolide

comet

meteor

phenomenon

TECH.

ball-shaped discharge of lightning

TECH.

A fireball lit up the stormy sky.

bolide

comet

meteor

sailing

TECH.

class of sailing dinghy for two people

TECH.

They raced their fireball in the regatta.

sailing dinghy

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Images of fireball

bright, meteoric object seen in the sky
class of sailing dinghy for two people

Origin of fireball

English, fire (flame) + ball (sphere)

Examples of fireball in a sentence

A fireball erupted from the crashed vehicle.
Her fireball personality made her a natural leader.
As a fireball, he never backed down from a challenge.
A fireball streaked across the twilight sky.
The campers were awestruck by the sudden appearance of a fireball.
The fireball was visible from miles away.

Witnesses reported a fireball during the thunderstorm.
The fireball glided smoothly across the lake.
He repaired the fireball after the storm.

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French:explosion, pile électrique, ...
German:Feuerball, Wirbelwind, ...
Italian:esplosione, vulcano, ...
Spanish:explosión, torbellino, ...
Portuguese:explosão, pessoa cheia de energia, ...
Chinese:火球, 活力四射的人, ...
Japanese:爆発, エネルギッシュな人, ...
Arabic:كُرَة نَار, شَخْص نَشِيط, ...
Hebrew:כַּדּוּר אֵשׁ, מֶטֶאוֹר, ...
Russian:взрыв, зажигалка, ...
Ukrainian:вогняна куля, запальничка, ...
Hindi:आग का गोला, जुझारू व्यक्ति, ...
Bengali:অগ্নিগোলক, উগ্র ব্যক্তি, ...
Catalan:bola de foc, bomba, ...
Czech:ohnivá koule, dračice, ...
Danish:ildkugle, energibombe, ...
Dutch:vuurbol, bliksembal, ...
Greek:πύρινη σφαίρα, δυναμίτης, ...
Hungarian:tűzgolyó, energiabomba, ...
Khmer:បាល់ភ្លើង, មនុស្សដែលក្លាហាន រឹងមាំ និងពោរពេញដោយថាមពល, ...
Korean:화염구, 불덩이, ...
Persian:گلوله آتشین, آتش‌پاره, ...
Polish:kula ognia, żywiołowa osoba, ...
Portuguese (BR):explosão, pessoa cheia de energia, ...
Romanian:explozie, vulcanică, ...
Swedish:eldboll, eldsjäl, ...
Thai:ลูกไฟ, คนที่มีบุคลิกแข็งแกร่ง, ...
Turkish:ateş topu, top şeklinde yıldırım, ...
Vietnamese:quả cầu lửa, người mạnh mẽ, ...

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