- A brilliantly burning sphere.
- A highly luminous, intensely hot spherical cloud of dust, gas, and vapor generated by a nuclear explosion.
- A meteor that is as bright or brighter than the brightest planets.
- See ball of fire.
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fire·ball (fīr'bôl') ![]() |
| US Military Dictionary: fireball |
n. a ball of flame or fire. 2. an extremely hot, luminous ball of gas generated by a nuclear explosion.
3. a ball filled with combustibles or explosives, fired at an enemy or enemy fortifications.
See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.
| Columbia Encyclopedia: fireball |
| Military Dictionary: fireball |
(DOD, NATO) The luminous sphere of hot gases which forms a few millionths of a second after detonation of a nuclear weapon and immediately starts expanding and cooling.
| Wikipedia: Fireball |
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A fireball is a somewhat spherical mass of fire, such as that caused by for instance an explosion or a firestorm.
It may also refer to:
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| Translations: Fireball |
Dansk (Danish)
n. - ildkugle, krudttønde, dynamisk person
Nederlands (Dutch)
vuurbol, schitterende meteoor, wolk van nucleaire explosie, energetisch persoon, ronde lamp, ballon gevuld met brandstof
Français (French)
n. - boule de feu
Deutsch (German)
n. - Feuerkugel, Feuerball, Meteor, unermüdlicher Mensch
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (αστρον.) (αστρο)βολίδα, αερόλιθος
Italiano (Italian)
sfera di fuoco, palla infuocata, bolide, meteorite
Português (Portuguese)
n. - bola (f) de fogo
Русский (Russian)
болид, шаровая молния, зажигательное ядро
Español (Spanish)
n. - bola de fuego, bólido
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - eldkula, slags äldre brandgranat, energiknippe (vard.)
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
火球, 太阳, 大流星
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 火球, 太陽, 大流星
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 불덩어리, 번개, 태양, 속구
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 火の玉, 流星, 火球, 大流星
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) كرة ناريه
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - כדור-אש, שד משחת, מטיאור גדול
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